Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:44 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,584 residentsin the Hoylake census areaMedian age 50.43,356 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,370 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 47% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C762 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October16 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesQueens Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haMeols Parade Gardenspark · under a mileRoyal Liverpool Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 67 haThe Goose Greenpark · under a mileGrove Parkplaying field · under a mileAlderley Lawn Tennis Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202537 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)3,583 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalArrowe Park Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryHoylake & Meols Medical Ctr2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy - Hoylake6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMcgrath Dental And Implant Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryHoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 288 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWest Kirby Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,181 pupils1.1 miPrimaryWest Kirby Primary Schoolages 3-11, 297 pupils1.1 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College6.4 miUniversityLiverpool John Moores University8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationManor RoadHoylakeunder a mileBus stationHeswall Bus Station5.5 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside6.4 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH47 postcode district.
