Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:42 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,065 residentsin the Dovecot census areaMedian age 45.32,702 households58% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright27% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,553 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 54% go by car, 11% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C915 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesSpringfield Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haDovecot Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haCourt Hey Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haWest Derby Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haAshfield Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haKing George V Memorial Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197610 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202528 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 13 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)2,817 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeigh Moss Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryKnowsley Copd Service48 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist29 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSwanside Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi66 schools44 primary, 11 secondary, 2 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryKnotty Ash Primary Schoolages 3-11, 252 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior Schoolages 7-11, 457 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDixons Broadgreen Academyages 11-18, 1,159 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe City of Liverpool College3.5 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL5.7 miRailway stationBroad GreenBroadgreenunder a mileBus stationBelle Vale Bus Station2.0 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool4.4 miBus stops137 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L14 postcode district.
