Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:40 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,174 residentsin the Shevington census areaMedian age 48.44,448 households84% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,794 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C999 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksFoumart's Hillhill · 1.3 miEast Quarrywater · 1.2 miDawber Delfwater · 1.3 miFairy Glenglen · 2.0 miCalico Woodwoodland · under a mileRidges Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGathurst Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haRose Hill Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 28 haBeacon Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 139 haMarsh Green Community Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 10 haChristopher Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haCoronation Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19764 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 8.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,603 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWrightington Hospital Orthopaedic Centre Elective Surgical Hub1.4 miGP surgeryShevington Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyManor Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 4 specialPrimarySt Bernadette's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 191 pupilsright herePrimaryMillbrook Primary Schoolages 3-11, 214 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShevington High Schoolages 11-16, 878 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt John Rigby RC Sixth Form College1.3 miUniversityEdge Hill University7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationGathurstunder a mileBus stationWigan Bus Station2.9 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle16 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WN6 postcode district.
