Local servicesHospitalSt. Catherines Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGladstone Med Ctr39 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVictoria Park Pharmacy24 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDevonshire Park Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools26 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 independent, 3 specialPrimaryBedford Drive Primary Schoolages 3-11, 406 pupilsright hereSecondaryPrenton High School for Girlsages 11-16, 770 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWell Lane Primary Schoolages 3-11, 187 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College1.5 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL7.6 miRailway stationRock Ferryunder a mileBus stationBirkenhead Bus Station1.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal1.7 miBus stops201 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH42 postcode district.
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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People7,986 residentsin the Egerton Park census areaMedian age 41.33,459 households64% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,555 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 9%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 62% go by car, 8% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C784 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 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 spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haMersey Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haBirkenhead Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 55 haPrenton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 42 haMolyneux Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Oval Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202531 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 9.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,687 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
