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County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtCH60
Telephone code01553
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:44 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,839 residentsin the Gayton & Lower Heswall census areaMedian age 55.23,808 households94% of homes owner-occupied60% owned outright1% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,681 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 12%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C781 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°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 landmarksPoll Hillhill · 1.1 miHeswall Dalesvalley · 1.3 miRaby Merelake · 3.1 miCross Hillhill · 2.0 miRoodee Merelake · 3.5 miCaldy Blacksbeach · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhitfield Commonpark · under a mile · 7 haHeswall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 59 haDawstone Parkpark · under a mileRidgewood Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 7 haPuddy Daleplaying field · under a mileParks Fieldsports ground · 1.7 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes170 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197620 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202531 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 6.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,960 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Murrayfield Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryMyrtle Group Practice1.0 miPharmacyHeswall Hills Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSandstone Wirral LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBarnston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 299 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGayton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 213 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPensby High Schoolages 11-18, 915 pupils1.9 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College5.6 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.7 miRailway stationHeswallunder a mileBus stationHeswall Bus Stationunder a mileFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal5.9 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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