Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:42 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
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People5,443 residentsin the Rainhill North census areaMedian age 48.32,419 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,429 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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 8°C, lows 2°C913 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 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)
Parks and green spacesRainhill Ecopark · within reachStadt Moers Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 87 haSherdley Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 47 haBlundell's Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haThatto Heath Crusadersplaying field · 1.2 mi · 9 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 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 19767 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202525 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 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
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)2,535 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhiston Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySthk Community Iv Team36 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLongsters Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBarker And Scott Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools21 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Ann's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 404 pupilsright herePrimaryOakdene Primary Academyages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRainhill High Schoolages 11-18, 1,535 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCarmel College1.9 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL6.6 miRailway stationRainhillunder a mileBus stationPrescot Bus Station1.9 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool9.6 miBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L35 postcode district.
