Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,319 residentsin the Town Centre West census areaMedian age 40.83,853 households39% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright32% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,128 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 20%, construction 8%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 59% go by car, 8% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% 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°C921 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesFosters Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haFriends' Gardenpark · under a mileSherdley Park Municipal Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 56 haQueens Park Recreation Centreplaying field · under a mile · 9 haParr Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19764 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 13 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband96% 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)4,001 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Helens Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryMill Street Medical Ctr.39 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell24 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSt. Helens Dental Clinicright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools23 primary, 4 secondary, 3 special, 2 otherPrimaryHoly Cross Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 197 pupilsunder a milePrimaryParish Church of England Primary School, St Helensages 3-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCowley International Collegeages 11-18, 1,514 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Helens Collegeunder a mileUniversityLiverpool Hope University7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.6 miRailway stationSt Helens Centralunder a mileBus stationSt Helens Bus Stationunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle11 miBus stops173 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA10 postcode district.
