Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,272 residentsin the Moss Bank census areaMedian age 45.14,570 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright24% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,557 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, construction 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% 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 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C986 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month September34 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksCarr Mill Damwater · under a mileEccleston Merelake · 2.9 miClinkham Woodwoodland · under a mileWinstanley Woodwoodland · under a mileBleak Hillhill · 1.7 miBillinge Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHaresfinch Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 14 haParr Hall Millennium Greenpark · 1.4 mi · 13 haKentmere Parkplaying field · under a mileHoughwood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 55 haKentmere Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 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 19763 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 9.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
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)4,721 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairfield Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWindermere Medical Centre23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHeaton's Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryCarr Mill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 302 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCowley International Collegeages 11-18, 1,514 pupils1.2 miCollegeSt Helens College1.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL11 miRailway stationSt Helens Central1.8 miBus stationSt Helens Bus Station1.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle12 miBus stops101 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA11 postcode district.
