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Primary Schools 11 Driving Schools 11 Beauty Schools 10 Ballet Schools 9 High and Secondary Schools 9 English Language Schools 9 Nursery Schools 9 Karate Schools 8 Independent or Preparatory Schools 8 After School Clubs 8 Community Schools 7 Business Schools 7 Dance Schools 7 Sailing Schools 6 Kickboxing Schools 5 Martial Arts Schools 5 Riding School and Stables 5 Music Schools 5 Swimming Lessons 4 Art and Design Schools 4 Kung Fu Schools 4 Language Schools 4 Taekwondo Schools 4 Schools 4 Drama Schools 3 Aikido Schools 3 Tennis Lessons 1 Single Sex Secondary Schools 1 Other Education 1
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.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L9 postcode district.

County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtL9
Telephone code01932
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°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 · 3.2 miGladstone Passagewater · 2.4 miThe Lakelake · 4.4 miBuckley Hillhill · 3.1 miCanada Dockdock · 1.9 miHuskisson Dockdock · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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





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