Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:41 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:26 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,850 residentsin the Marshside census areaMedian age 52.22,980 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright3% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,088 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C871 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksSerpentine Lakelake · under a mileCrossens Poollake · 1.3 miSouthport Beachbeach · 2.6 miSouthport Sandsbeach · 3.2 miMarshside Marshwetland · under a mileCrossens Marshwetland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHesketh Golf Linksgolf course · under a mile · 56 haHesketh Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 12 haTown Lanepark · 2.9 mi · 22 haPrinces Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 7 haHoly Trinity Sports Groundsports ground · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes131 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197614 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)3,290 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 8 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartley Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryThe Marshside Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFylde Road Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCambridge Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryLarkfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 256 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 158 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStanley High Schoolages 11-16, 783 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouthport Education Group2.3 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL24 miRailway stationMeols Cop1.9 miBus stationLonsdale Coach ParkBloomfield10 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle16 miBus stops101 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PR9 postcode district.
