Local servicesHospitalSir Alfred Jones Memorial Hospital (Acute)2.1 miGP surgerySpeke Hc - Dr Thakur11 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSpeke Neighbourhood Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMiddlefield Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 353 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Christopher's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 389 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHalewood Academyages 11-16, 1,131 pupils1.4 miCollegeRiverside College Halton4.7 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPLunder a mileRailway stationHunts Cross1.5 miBus stationBelle Vale Bus Station3.5 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool7.8 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L24 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:43 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:24 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,909 residentsin the Speke East census areaMedian age 35.04,249 households32% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright52% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,853 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 53% go by car, 16% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C835 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 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 spacesGrow Spekepark · under a mileHalewood Doorstep Greenpark · 1.0 mi · 15 haMain's Roughpark · under a mile · 2 haAustin Rawlinson Sports Centresports ground · within reach · 6 haWoolton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 31 haHilton Grace Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 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 197613 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 14 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband100% 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)4,400 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
