Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:42 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,833 residentsin the Maghull North West & Lydiate census areaMedian age 50.52,944 households88% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,224 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C886 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 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 spacesDodd's Parkpark · 1.0 miGlenn Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haRidgeway Parkplaying field · under a mileWoodendpark · 2.0 miOld Hall Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haMaghull Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 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 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 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 6.9 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)3,083 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshworth Hospital Healthcare Registry1.7 miGP surgeryHigh Pastures Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLydiate Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCommunity Dental Clinic1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Gregory's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 234 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLydiate Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDeyes High Schoolages 11-18, 1,336 pupils1.2 miCollegeHugh Baird College6.0 miUniversityEdge Hill University3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationMaghull NorthMoss Side1.6 miBus stationBootle Bus Station5.6 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle6.3 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L31 postcode district.
