Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:42 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:26 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,283 residentsin the Hightown & Thornton census areaMedian age 49.83,969 households79% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,298 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 54% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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°C807 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksMarine Lakelake · 2.4 miChurch Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Vistawoodland · under a mileBuckley Hillhill · 1.9 miFormby Beachbeach · 3.5 miGladstone Passagewater · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRimrose Valley Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 116 haBlundell Greenpark · under a mileWest Lancashire Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 73 haMoorside Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 7 haWaterloo Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 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 197612 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202646 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)4,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbbey Hospitals2.1 miGP surgeryGpsi Palliative Care9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCrosby Village Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 101 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Michaels Church of England Academyages 11-18, 547 pupilsunder a milePrimaryValewood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHugh Baird College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Liverpool7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationHall RoadCrosby1.0 miBus stationBootle Bus Station3.9 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle4.3 miBus stops52 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L23 postcode district.
