Local servicesHospitalDeeside Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySaughall Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyGriffiths Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentist4 Gladstone Street [The Denatl Surgery2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBishop Wilson Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 66 pupils1.8 miPrimarySaughall All Saints Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 275 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBlacon High School, A Specialist Sports Collegeages 11-16, 651 pupils3.5 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College10.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.9 miRailway stationHawarden Bridge2.2 miBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchange4.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:44 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:24 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,360 residentsin the Capenhurst, Saughall & Moston census areaMedian age 43.62,356 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,013 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C722 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShotwick Daledale · under a mileThe Merelake · 1.9 miThe Rookerywoodland · under a milePool Garden Woodwoodland · 1.1 miBurton Mere Wetlandswetland · 1.8 miSealion Poollake · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe University of Liverpool Botanic Gardenspark · 2.9 mi · 25 haParc Gweprapark · 3.4 mi · 61 haFestival Gardenspark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes171 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197622 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202525 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,526 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
