Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:42 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:25 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,416 residentsin the Brighton le Sands & Crosby West census areaMedian age 47.23,243 households71% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,622 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 46% go by car, 8% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle65% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C812 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 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 spacesBlundellsands Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haRimrose Valley Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 116 haAlexandra Parkpark · under a mileWest Lancashire Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 73 haWaterloo Football Clubplaying field · under a mileBrook Vale Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197613 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 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 6.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,419 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbbey Hospitals1.3 miGP surgeryBlundellsands Surgery18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOasis Dental Care LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryUrsuline Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 408 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Nicholas Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Michaels Church of England Academyages 11-18, 547 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHugh Baird College3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Liverpool6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL13 miRailway stationBlundellsands & Crosbyunder a mileBus stationBootle Bus Station3.2 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle3.4 miBus stops73 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L23 postcode district.
