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County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtL23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:42 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,283 residentsin the Hightown & Thornton census areaMedian age 49.83,969 households79% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,298 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 54% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C807 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMarine Lakelake · 2.5 miBuckley Hillhill · 1.0 miThornton Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Vistawoodland · under a mileFormby Beachbeach · 4.4 miGladstone Passagewater · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRimrose Valley Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 116 haMoorside Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haCoronation Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 3 haBootle Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 46 haNetherton Activity Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 5 haWaterloo Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 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 197611 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 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 7.8 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbbey Hospitals2.0 miGP surgeryGpsi Palliative Care22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Crescent Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools19 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 2 otherSecondaryHoly Family Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 1,012 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt William of York Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 234 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChesterfield High Schoolages 11-18, 1,692 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHugh Baird College3.9 miUniversityEdge Hill University6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL13 miRailway stationBlundellsands & Crosby1.7 miBus stationBootle Bus Station3.4 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle4.0 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L23 postcode district.


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