Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:24 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,644 residentsin the Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park census areaMedian age 38.94,260 households45% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright23% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,160 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, education 18%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 41% go by car, 10% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C912 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 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)
Parks and green spacesSefton Parkpark · under a mile · 96 haCalderstones Parkpark · under a mile · 38 haGreenbank Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haGeoffrey Hughes Memorial Groundplaying field · under a mile · 19 haWavertree Sports Parksports ground · under a mile · 42 haAllerton Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 52 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 197612 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202528 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 11 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,734 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMossley Hill Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryStorrsdale Medical Centre39 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRose Lane Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi58 schools31 primary, 12 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 217 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughLiverpool Collegeages 4-19, 1,685 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDovedale Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 839 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe City of Liverpool College2.9 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL4.2 miRailway stationMossley Hillunder a mileBus stationBelle Vale Bus Station2.5 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool3.7 miBus stops125 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L18 postcode district.
