Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:42 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:25 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,903 residentsin the Litherland South census areaMedian age 42.12,972 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,431 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 14%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 57% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C880 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 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 spacesRimrose Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 116 haHatton Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haStanley Parkpark · under a mileBootle Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 46 haWaterloo Grammar School Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMoss Lane Playing Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197611 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 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 12 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,244 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbbey Hospitals1.0 miGP surgery15 Sefton Road47 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots30 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSefton Road Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi56 schools35 primary, 7 secondary, 2 independent, 8 special, 2 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryEnglish Martyrs' Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 467 pupilsright herePrimarySt Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary Schoolages 5-11, 197 pupilsright hereSecondaryLitherland High Schoolages 11-16, 761 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHugh Baird College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Liverpool4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL11 miRailway stationSeaforth & Litherlandunder a mileBus stationBootle Bus Station1.3 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle2.0 miBus stops141 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L21 postcode district.
