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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People6,045 residentsin the Great Meols census areaMedian age 48.12,596 households86% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,886 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C802 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October17 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesArrowepark · 1.4 mi · 99 haUpton Meadowpark · under a mile · 16 haMoreton Linear Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haSaughall Grange Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileCoronation Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haUpton Victory Hallsports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202535 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 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,632 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalArrowe Park Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryHoylake Rd Met Ctr16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist230 Greasby Road [Dental Practice]under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools21 primary, 2 secondary, 6 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryMoreton Christ Church CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 383 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOverchurch Junior Schoolages 7-11, 352 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUpton Hall School FCJages 11-18, 1,004 pupils1.0 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College4.2 miUniversityLiverpool John Moores University6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationMoreton (Merseyside)1.2 miBus stationBirkenhead Bus Station4.1 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside4.3 miBus stops105 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH47 postcode district.
