Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:42 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,748 residentsin the Maghull South West census areaMedian age 49.02,838 households87% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,270 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C883 mm of rain a year, 22 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 · under a mileGlenn Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haWoodendpark · 1.0 miOld Hall Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haRidgeway Parkplaying field · under a mileMaghull Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 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 202645 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 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)2,991 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshworth Hospital Healthcare Registry1.4 miGP surgeryHigh Pastures Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCommunity Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryGreen Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 245 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John Bosco Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDeyes High Schoolages 11-18, 1,336 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHugh Baird College5.2 miUniversityEdge Hill University4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL13 miRailway stationMaghull1.1 miBus stationBootle Bus Station4.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle5.6 miBus stops95 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L31 postcode district.
