Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:42 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 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 3°C864 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 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 spacesHalsall Wildlife and Nature Areapark · 1.4 miMemorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haShirdley Hill Village Greenpark · 2.8 miCoronation Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 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 197610 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202642 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRenacres Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryRenacres Hospital2.4 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2.8 miDentistAughton Dental Practice3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryDownholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 20 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHalsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 190 pupils1.3 miSecondarySt Bede's Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 709 pupils3.2 miCollegeSouthport Education Group5.7 miUniversityEdge Hill University4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL17 miRailway stationTown Green3.2 miBus stationBootle Bus Station8.0 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle8.7 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L39 postcode district.
