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 – 3:54 pm
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People7,838 residentsin the Huyton West & Roby census areaMedian age 47.93,195 households90% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright2% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,923 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% 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 3°C916 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October27 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 spacesSouth Alt Greenwaypark · under a mile · 4 haCyril Cook Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haBowring Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haBowring Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haJubilee Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 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 19769 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202527 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 12 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10 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)3,463 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeigh Moss Hospital1.7 miGP surgerySt Bartholomew's Court Nursing Home45 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Huyton25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRoby Road Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools31 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 8 special, 1 otherPrimaryHuyton With Roby Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 379 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Aloysius Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 346 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLord Derby Academyages 11-16, 1,076 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCarmel College4.0 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL5.4 miRailway stationRobyunder a mileBus stationHuyton Bus Stationunder a mileFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool5.9 miBus stops138 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L36 postcode district.
