Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,846 residentsin the Rainford census areaMedian age 52.83,503 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,396 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C985 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month September36 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesHoughwood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 55 haLinear Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haCrank Allotmentsallotments · under a mileVictoria Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 14 haHaresfinch Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 6 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 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 19762 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 8.7 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,669 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairfield Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryFairfield Hospital Out Patients6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHeaton's Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistRainford Dental Surgery LTD1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupils1.3 miPrimaryRainford CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 230 pupils1.6 miSecondaryRainford High Schoolages 11-18, 1,646 pupils1.7 miCollegeWinstanley College2.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationRainford2.3 miBus stationSt Helens Bus Station2.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle11 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA11 postcode district.
