Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,319 residentsin the Town Centre West census areaMedian age 40.83,853 households39% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright32% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,128 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 20%, construction 8%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 59% go by car, 8% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% 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 2°C921 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksEccleston Merelake · 1.2 miBig Damwater · under a mileEccleston Bottom Damwater · under a mileEccleston Hillhill · 1.1 miBleak Hillhill · 1.2 miNumber 3 Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTaylor Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haThe Squarepark · under a mileGrange Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haQueens Park Recreation Centreplaying field · under a mile · 9 haAlder Hey Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19764 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 13 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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)4,001 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Helens Hospital1.7 miGP surgerySt Helens Rota Ooh39 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJacksons Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools18 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Streetages 4-11, 151 pupilsunder a milePrimaryQueen's Park CofE/Urc Primary Schoolages 4-11, 375 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDe La Salle Schoolages 11-16, 1,180 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Helens Collegeunder a mileUniversityLiverpool Hope University7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.0 miRailway stationSt Helens Central1.0 miBus stationSt Helens Bus Stationunder a mileFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle10 miBus stops185 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA10 postcode district.
