Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:42 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,036 residentsin the Aughton census areaMedian age 52.33,380 households88% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright4% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,511 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C889 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 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)
Parks and green spacesMossock Hall Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 51 haSandfield Parkpark · 1.3 miDodd's Parkpark · 1.5 miGlenn Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 4 haRidgeway Parkplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19768 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 6.9 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,518 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshworth Hospital Healthcare Registry1.3 miGP surgeryAughton Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistAughton Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryAughton St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAughton Town Green Primary Schoolages 5-11, 314 pupils1.0 miSecondaryDeyes High Schoolages 11-18, 1,336 pupils1.9 miCollegeHugh Baird College7.0 miUniversityEdge Hill University2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationTown Greenunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale6.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle7.4 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L39 postcode district.
