Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:24 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,037 residentsin the Aigburth & Grassendale census areaMedian age 44.33,858 households72% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,253 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 45% go by car, 8% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C854 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 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 spacesOtterspool Parkpark · under a mile · 32 haSefton Parkpark · under a mile · 96 haCalderstones Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 38 haLiverpool Cricket and Football Groundplaying field · under a mileGeoffrey Hughes Memorial Groundplaying field · under a mile · 19 haAllerton Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 52 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 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 197613 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202527 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 10 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)3,805 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMossley Hill Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGrassendale Medical Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAigburth Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools19 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimarySudley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 799 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Margaret's Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,000 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Austin's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 411 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe City of Liverpool College3.3 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL3.8 miRailway stationAigburthunder a mileBus stationBelle Vale Bus Station3.0 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool4.0 miBus stops75 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L17 postcode district.
