Local servicesHospitalSpire Murrayfield Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryMyrtle Group Practiceunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHeswall Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHeswall St Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 276 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeswall Primary Schoolages 2-11, 257 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPensby High Schoolages 11-18, 915 pupils1.2 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College5.5 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL10 miRailway stationHeswall1.0 miBus stationHeswall Bus Stationunder a mileFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal5.9 miBus stops110 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH60 postcode district.
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
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People7,521 residentsin the Heswall census areaMedian age 51.33,519 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,210 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle64% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 5% 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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPoll Hillhill · under a mileHeswall Dalesvalley · under a mileCaldy Blacksbeach · 2.8 miRoodee Merelake · 2.8 miFrankby Merelake · 3.0 miCross Hillhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhitfield Commonpark · under a mile · 7 haDawstone Parkpark · under a mileHeswall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 59 haRidgewood Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 7 haPuddy Daleplaying field · under a mileSource: 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 202532 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 5.7 · 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
Broadband90% 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)3,771 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
