Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:41 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°C958 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesSandfield Parkpark · under a mileCoronation Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haSt Helens Road Parkpark · under a mileThe Sports Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 24 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19767 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 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
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOrmskirk And District General Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryAughton Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryAughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Bede's Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 709 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAughton St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouthport Education Group7.6 miUniversityEdge Hill University1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationAughton Parkunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale5.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle8.9 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L39 postcode district.
