Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:42 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,854 residentsin the Bold & Clock Face census areaMedian age 40.04,624 households58% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright25% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,931 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 18%, construction 9%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C879 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksSchool Lane Woodwoodland · under a mileWaterdale Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miWigg Islandisland · 3.2 miPex Hillhill · 2.2 miSpike Islandisland · 3.2 miLingley Mere Pondpond · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMersey Valley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 52 haSunnybank Woodland Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haCrow Wood Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 21 haBarrow's Green Weates Close Easementpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haTim Parry Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19768 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202523 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 9.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHighfield Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryBevan Group Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyClick Chemist6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistLingley Road (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 1 secondary, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryMoorfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 232 pupils1.2 miPrimaryLunts Heath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 419 pupils1.5 miSecondaryGreat Sankey High Schoolages 11-18, 2,051 pupils1.5 miCollegeRiverside College Halton2.8 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL7.6 miRailway stationWidnes2.0 miBus stationSt Helens Bus Station4.1 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool12 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA8 postcode district.
