Local servicesHospitalClatterbridge Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCrhtt Wirral9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHigher Bebington Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistBuckle & Mcgrath - Hilltop Court1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools11 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryThornton Hough Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils1.1 miPrimaryHigher Bebington Junior Schoolages 7-11, 361 pupils1.3 miSecondaryWirral Grammar School for Girlsages 11-18, 1,224 pupils1.5 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College4.0 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.1 miRailway stationHeswall1.3 miBus stationHeswall Bus Station2.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal4.2 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L63 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,982 residentsin the Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough census areaMedian age 53.73,026 households88% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright1% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,910 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C780 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October27 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 spacesPrenton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 42 haWhitfield Commonpark · 1.8 mi · 7 haArrowepark · 2.7 mi · 99 haWalker Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 6 haWirral Rugby Clubsports ground · 1.3 mi · 15 haHigher Bebington Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 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 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202530 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 6.5 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
