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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People5,576 residentsin the Rainhill South census areaMedian age 51.82,369 households88% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,440 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C878 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesSherdley Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 47 haPex Hill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haBlundell's Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haRainhill Ecopark · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haMilton Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 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 19768 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202524 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 6.8 · PM10 13 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,455 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhiston Hospital1.6 miGP surgerySthk Community Iv Team28 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLongsters Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBarker And Scott Dental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Bartholomew's Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 279 pupilsright hereSecondaryRainhill High Schoolages 11-18, 1,535 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTower Collegeages 2-16, 279 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCarmel College2.6 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL6.5 miRailway stationRainhillunder a mileBus stationPrescot Bus Station2.7 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool10 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L35 postcode district.
