Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:23 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,658 residentsin the Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow census areaMedian age 47.63,646 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,131 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C742 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesStanney Woods Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 23 haWhitby Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 20 haWestminster Parkpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 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 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202520 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 8.9 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllesmere Port Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryThe Elton Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyElton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryElton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 205 pupils1.2 miSecondaryEllesmere Port Church of England Collegeages 11-19, 777 pupils2.9 miCollegeRiverside College Halton8.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL4.8 miRailway stationStanlow & Thorntonunder a mileBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchange2.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH2 postcode district.
