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County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtCH48
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:44 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,580 residentsin the West Kirby census areaMedian age 49.13,524 households70% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,272 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 48% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C759 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December21 days of air frost, 7 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: 9 to 16°CMJune: 12 to 19°CJJuly: 14 to 20°CJAugust: 14 to 20°CASeptember: 12 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 14°CONovember: 6 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 · under a mileWest Kirby Beachbeach · under a mileLime Wharfbeach · under a mileLittle Eyeisland · under a mileGrange Hillhill · under a mileFrankby Merelake · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWirral Country Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haSandlea Parkpark · within reachAshton Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haRoyal Liverpool Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 67 haWest Kirby Concourse Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileAshton Park Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 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 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202536 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)3,807 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalArrowe Park Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryMarine Lake Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyGreencross Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistLakeside Orthodonticsright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryWest Kirby Primary Schoolages 3-11, 297 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWest Kirby Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,181 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWest Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College6.9 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationWest Kirbyunder a mileBus stationHeswall Bus Station4.7 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside7.0 miBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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