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
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People5,798 residentsin the Haydock West census areaMedian age 46.72,565 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,660 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 17%, construction 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C920 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesLyme and Wood Pits Country Parkpark · under a mile · 100 haSankey Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 56 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · within reach · 6 haGarswood Parkgolf course · under a mile · 65 haThe Duckeriespark · 1.5 mi · 20 haKing George V Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19765 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 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 9.7 · 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
Broadband100% 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)2,568 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Community Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryModality St Helens14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBrian H Donlon Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 4 special, 1 otherPrimarySt James' Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 161 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHaydock English Martyrs' Primary Schoolages 3-11, 254 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Haydockages 11-16, 791 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Helens College3.2 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationGarswood1.5 miBus stationEarlestown Bus Station1.4 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle14 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA11 postcode district.
