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

Local servicesHospitalRenacres Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryChapel Lane Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Elbow Lane Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryFormby High Schoolages 11-18, 1,157 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodlands Primary Schoolages 3-11, 349 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Luke's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 365 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouthport Education Group6.9 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationFormbyunder a mileBus stationBootle Bus Station7.9 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle8.3 miBus stops119 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L37 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L37 postcode district.

County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtL37
Telephone code01704
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:42 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:26 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,057 residentsin the Formby Central & Freshfield South census areaMedian age 52.42,701 households79% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,496 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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°C837 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December23 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFormby Beachbeach · 1.9 miFormby Hillshills · 1.5 miAinsdale Sandsbeach · 2.8 miBig Ball's Hillhill · 2.7 miMad Wharfwetland · 1.7 miLittle Ball's Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolm Woodpark · under a mileFormby Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 163 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileBlundellsands Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 8 haMerrilocks Parkpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 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 202643 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 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)2,872 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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