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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People7,689 residentsin the Waterloo census areaMedian age 41.03,434 households64% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright7% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,966 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 44% go by car, 10% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C809 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 8 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)
Nearby landmarksMarine Lakelake · under a mileGladstone Passagewater · 1.2 miBuckley Hillhill · 2.2 miGrain Dockdock · 1.2 miGladstone Branch Dock Number 1dock · 1.5 miMockbeggar Wharfbeach · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRimrose Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 116 haMarine Gardenpark · under a mileAdelaide Gardenpark · under a mileBrook Vale Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haWaterloo Grammar School Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMoss Lane Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.7 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197612 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,585 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbbey Hospitalsunder a mileGP surgeryEastview Surgery25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDenture Cosmeticsright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools24 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 5 special, 1 otherPrimarySt John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 246 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySacred Heart Catholic Academyages 11-18, 613 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHugh Baird College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Liverpool5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationWaterloo (Merseyside)under a mileBus stationBootle Bus Station2.1 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle2.4 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L22 postcode district.
