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County or areaLancashire
Postcode districtPR8
Telephone code01543
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:26 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,506 residentsin the Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne census areaMedian age 52.53,218 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,565 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C881 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Lakelake · 2.0 miShirdley Hillhill · 1.1 miSerpentine Lakelake · 2.7 miSouthport Beachbeach · 3.4 miBirkdale Sandsbeach · 4.0 miDelph Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTown Lanepark · 1.3 mi · 22 haShirdley Hill Village Greenpark · 1.0 miMeols Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSouthport Old Linksgolf course · 1.6 mi · 25 haHesketh Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 12 haBirkdale Irrigation Allotment Societyallotments · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes149 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 197612 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
Broadband43% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,283 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouthport And Formby District General Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryPalliative Care7 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKew Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryKew Woods Primary Schoolages 3-11, 426 pupilsunder a milePrimaryScarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 40 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMeols Cop High Schoolages 11-16, 916 pupils1.3 miCollegeSouthport Education Group2.4 miUniversityEdge Hill University5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationMeols Cop1.8 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale9.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle13 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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