Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,697 residentsin the Bidston Hill census areaMedian age 34.93,330 households29% of homes owner-occupied13% owned outright55% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,751 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 58% go by car, 14% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C781 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October17 days of air frost, 6 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)
Nearby landmarksBidston Hillhill · under a mileMockbeggar Wharfbeach · 2.4 miMoreton Beachbeach · 2.6 miWest Floatwater · 1.4 miMarine Lakelake · 3.1 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBidston Hillpark · under a mile · 49 haUpper Bidston Village Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haBidston Moss Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 7 haBidston Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 42 haWirral Tennis and Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haWayfarers Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202534 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 8.5 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,705 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Central Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryFenderway Health Centre25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPark Road North Dental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi52 schools27 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 9 special, 3 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryBidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary Schoolages 2-11, 404 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Paul's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 99 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWeatherhead High Schoolages 11-18, 1,500 pupils1.2 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College2.4 miUniversityLiverpool John Moores University4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL11 miRailway stationBidstonunder a mileBus stationBirkenhead Bus Station2.4 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside2.4 miBus stops79 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH43 postcode district.
