Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:25 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,618 residentsin the Liscard census areaMedian age 41.83,393 households67% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright6% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,469 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C791 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October18 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesCentral Parkpark · within reach · 19 haBirkenhead Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 55 haOakdale Parkpark · under a mileOxton Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · within reach · 3 haBidston Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 42 haIlford Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes169 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 197614 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202533 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 11 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,610 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Central Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCentral Park Medical Centre27 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVictoria Central Pharmacy24 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistVictoria Central Hospital Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools23 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 5 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryPark Primary Schoolages 3-11, 401 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 196 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWeatherhead High Schoolages 11-18, 1,500 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College1.7 miUniversityLiverpool John Moores University2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.6 miRailway stationBirkenhead Northunder a mileBus stationBirkenhead Bus Station1.7 miFerrySeacombe Ferry Terminal1.1 miBus stops159 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH44 postcode district.
