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County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtWN4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,448 residentsin the Garswood census areaMedian age 49.92,367 households84% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,516 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C990 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month September37 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksBryn Hall Collieryhistoric site · 2.0 miTithe Barn Hillockhill · under a mileBryn Hallhistoric site · 2.4 miThe Cloughvalley · under a mileWeathercock Hillhill · under a mileBarton Cloughvalley · 1.1 miNewton Lakelake · 3.2 miTorpen Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGarswood Parkgolf course · under a mile · 65 haDoorstep Greenspark · under a mileLyme and Wood Pits Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 100 haJubilee Parkspark · 1.2 mi · 3 haBrocstedes Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haWhit Lodgeplaying field · 1.1 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 19763 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 9.5 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,456 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Community Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBillinge Medical Practice12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGarswood Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDownall Green Road (Dental Surgery)1.2 miPolice stationAshton in Makerfield Police StationWigan1.2 miCash machinePayzoneWigan1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 5 specialPrimaryGarswood Primary and Nursery Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRectory CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 130 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCansfield High Schoolages 11-16, 974 pupils1.1 miCollegeWinstanley College2.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL13 miRailway stationGarswoodunder a mileBus stationEarlestown Bus Station2.7 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle14 miBus stops63 within a mileCar parkASDA Goose Green Car ParkWigan2.2 miEV chargingFastnedHaydock1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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