Local servicesHospitalArrowe Park Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryMoreton Medical Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools20 primary, 1 secondary, 6 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryMoreton Christ Church CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 383 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLingham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 270 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUpton Hall School FCJages 11-18, 1,004 pupils1.1 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College3.7 miUniversityLiverpool John Moores University5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationMoreton (Merseyside)under a mileBus stationBirkenhead Bus Station3.7 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside3.7 miBus stops133 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH46 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
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People8,156 residentsin the Moreton West census areaMedian age 45.93,634 households70% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,498 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 62% go by car, 8% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C779 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October15 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesUpton Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haBidston Hillpark · 1.4 mi · 49 haMoreton Linear Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haLeasowe Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 38 haSaughall Grange Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileWarwick Hey Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197617 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202535 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 8.0 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% 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)3,792 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
