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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtL65
Telephone code01947
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:24 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,299 residentsin the Ellesmere Port Pooltown Road census areaMedian age 40.22,226 households58% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright28% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,439 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C751 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBackford Crosshistoric site · under a mileBackford Hallhistoric site · 2.0 miSealion Poollake · 3.3 miStanney Woodwoodland · under a mileStanlow Pooltidal water · 2.3 miAgricola Tower and Castle Wallscastle · 5.2 miHeath Woodwoodland · 1.3 miThe Daledale · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhitby Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haStanney Woods Country Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haElm Grove Parkpark · under a mileWilsons Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLuton Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haThe Whitby Clubsports ground · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 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 202523 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 9.3 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,291 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllesmere Port Hospitalright hereGP surgeryWhitby Health Partnership14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Chester Road11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPortman Healthcare LTD - Ellesmere Portunder a milePolice stationEllesmere Port Police Stationunder a mileCash machineGo Local Extra Woodland Roadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryWhitby Heath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 406 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 290 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEllesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 950 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe City of Liverpool College9.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL5.1 miRailway stationEllesmere Port1.0 miBus stationEllesmere Port Bus Interchangeunder a mileFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal9.6 miBus stops162 within a mileCar parkAPCOAEllesmere Portunder a mileEV chargingShrewsbury Road Car Parkunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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