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Pubs 261 Restaurants 586 Banks 20 Hotels 40 Shops 2,319 Supermarkets 113 Takeaways 365 Cinemas 12 Attractions 351 Business services 200 Education 590 Health and beauty 1,393 Home improvement 547 Leisure 144 Property services 126




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County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtL35
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:42 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,232 residentsin the Whiston North census areaMedian age 41.13,455 households73% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,218 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 25%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C913 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksBig Waterlake · 1.1 miKnowsley Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miKnowsley Road Stadiumhistoric site · 2.6 miEccleston Merelake · 2.1 miBlundell's Hillhill · under a mileNumber 3 Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miNumber 4 Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miThe Knollhill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStadt Moers Country Parkpark · under a mile · 87 haThe Henley Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haWhitestone Millennium Greenpark · under a mileBlundell's Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haPrescot Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haKing George V Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 19767 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202526 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 15 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,628 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhiston Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Helens & Knowsley Ld41 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNeil's Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationPrescot Police Stationunder a mileCash machineFaz Ltd, Whiston4 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools21 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Luke's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 213 pupilsright herePrimaryWhiston Willis Primary Academyages 3-11, 419 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academyages 11-16, 730 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCarmel College1.9 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL6.2 miRailway stationWhistonunder a mileBus stationPrescot Bus Station1.0 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool8.5 miBus stops170 within a mileCar parkParking Space on Blundell Road, L35Prescotunder a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationPrescotunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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