Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:42 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:25 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,451 residentsin the Walton North census areaMedian age 37.82,936 households38% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright32% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,733 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 8%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 49% go by car, 18% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%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 3°C890 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesStanley Parkpark · under a mile · 34 haWalton Park Cemeterypark · under a mile · 9 haDerby Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haWalton Hall Parksports ground · under a mile · 54 haRice Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 10 haWarbreck Moor Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197610 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202650 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)3,114 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalton Hospital Rice Laneunder a mileGP surgeryWalton Medical Centre54 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMckeevers Chemists42 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistQueens Drive (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi58 schools40 primary, 7 secondary, 6 special, 3 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryNorthcote Primary Schoolages 3-11, 445 pupilsright hereSecondaryAlsop High Schoolages 11-18, 1,336 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHillside High Schoolages 11-16, 785 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHugh Baird College1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Liverpool3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.2 miRailway stationWalton (Merseyside)under a mileBus stationBootle Bus Station1.2 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle1.7 miBus stops166 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L9 postcode district.
