Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,306 residentsin the Upton East census areaMedian age 45.33,317 households66% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright23% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,085 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C747 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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)
Nearby landmarksSealion Poollake · under a mileThe Daledale · under a mileButter Hillhill · 1.0 miGallows Hillhill · 1.7 miDonkey Fieldwoodland · under a mileCollinge Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCountess of Chester Country Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haUpton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 28 haLime Wood Fieldspark · under a mile · 6 haNorth Gate Pondspark · under a mileDicksons Drive Fieldplaying field · under a mileCoronation Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes170 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202521 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,491 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBowmere Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryUpton Village Surgery32 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell12 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistKingsway Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 3 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryUpton Westlea Primary Schoolages 3-11under a milePrimaryMill View Primary Schoolages 3-11, 242 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUpton-by-Chester High Schoolages 11-18, 1,728 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRiverside College Halton12.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.5 miRailway stationBacheunder a mileBus stationChester Bus Interchange1.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH2 postcode district.
