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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People10,140 residentsin the Ormskirk Town & East census areaMedian age 23.93,475 households54% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright17% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.4% unemployment rate46% of adults are economically active, 3,768 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 18%, education 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 52% go by car, 7% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C928 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 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 spacesCoronation Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haSt Helens Road Parkpark · under a mileHalsall Lane Parkpark · under a mileNew Park Ormskirk Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 58 haThe Sports Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 24 haThomas Galvin Sports Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 8 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 202641 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 7.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,610 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOrmskirk And District General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryOrmskirk Medical Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyThe Clocktower Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBright Orthodontics - Ormskirkright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherIndependentTurning Point Academyages 7-16, 72 pupilsright herePrimaryOrmskirk Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 411 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Bede's Catholic High Schoolages 11-16, 709 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouthport Education Group7.2 miUniversityEdge Hill Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL16 miRailway stationOrmskirkunder a mileBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale4.7 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle10 miBus stops79 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L39 postcode district.
