Local servicesHospitalClatterbridge Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryClaire House7 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyGalen Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistBuckle & Mcgrath - Hilltop Courtunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThornton Hough Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNeston High Schoolages 11-18, 1,712 pupils1.3 miPrimaryWillaston CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupils1.6 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College5.7 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL7.9 miRailway stationNeston1.7 miBus stationHeswall Bus Station2.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal5.8 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L63 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:43 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:24 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,982 residentsin the Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough census areaMedian age 53.73,026 households88% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright1% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,910 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C749 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 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 spacesBromborough Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 55 haSytchcroft Parkpark · 1.6 miStanney Fieldspark · 1.8 mi · 3 haThe University of Liverpool Botanic Gardenspark · 2.6 mi · 25 haWirral Rugby Clubsports ground · 1.1 mi · 15 haRaby Park Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 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 197619 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202529 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
