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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People8,396 residentsin the Oxton South census areaMedian age 40.43,933 households56% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright10% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,829 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 53% go by car, 11% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C784 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesBirkenhead Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 55 haDuck Pond Lake Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haPrenton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 42 haTranmere Rovers Recreation Centresports ground · under a mileFairview Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202531 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 9.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)4,154 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt. Catherines Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Catherine's Surgery43 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWoodchurch Road Pharmacy26 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPrenton Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi52 schools31 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryDevonshire Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 413 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenheadages 4-11, 237 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPrenton High School for Girlsages 11-16, 770 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College1.6 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.2 miRailway stationRock Ferry1.1 miBus stationBirkenhead Bus Station1.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal1.9 miBus stops189 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH42 postcode district.
