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High and Secondary Schools 10 Nursery Schools 10 Driving Schools 10 Primary Schools 10 English Language Schools 9 Martial Arts Schools 9 Karate Schools 8 Independent or Preparatory Schools 8 Swimming Lessons 7 Ballet Schools 7 Beauty Schools 7 Community Schools 7 Business Schools 7 Language Schools 6 Schools 6 Music Schools 5 Dance Schools 5 Riding School and Stables 5 Art and Design Schools 4 Kung Fu Schools 3 Drama Schools 3 After School Clubs 3 Taekwondo Schools 3 Aikido Schools 2 Kickboxing Schools 2 Sailing Schools 2 Tennis Lessons 1 Single Sex Secondary Schools 1 Other Education 2

Local servicesHospitalHighfield Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryHough Green Health Park13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHough Green Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist5 Danescroft [The Dental Practice]under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryCronton Church of England Primary Academyages 2-11, 233 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoly Family Catholic Primary School & Nurseryages 2-11, 216 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Chadwick Academyages 11-16, 884 pupils1.2 miCollegeRiverside College Halton2.1 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL5.1 miRailway stationHough Green1.2 miBus stationPrescot Bus Station3.3 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool9.7 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA8 postcode district.

County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtWA8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,214 residentsin the Halsnead, Cronton & Halewood East census areaMedian age 47.73,021 households86% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright2% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,676 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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 8°C, lows 2°C875 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBig Waterlake · 1.8 miPex Hillhill · under a mileBlundell's Hillhill · 1.7 miSpike Islandisland · 2.7 miThe Fieldwoodland · under a mileGeorge's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPex Hill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haUpton Rockspark · under a mile · 11 haKing George's Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 20 haBlundell's Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 50 haLeigh Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes178 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 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202524 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 10 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)3,738 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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