Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:25 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,045 residentsin the Great Meols census areaMedian age 48.12,596 households86% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,886 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C762 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October15 days of air frost, 5 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)
Parks and green spacesMeols Parkpark · under a mileQueens Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haThe Goose Greenpark · under a mileRoyal Liverpool Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 67 haGrove Parkplaying field · under a mileAlderley Lawn Tennis Clubsports ground · 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 197619 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.7 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,632 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 15 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalArrowe Park Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryHoylake & Meols Medical Ctr4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyExel Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHoylake Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 288 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Meols Primary Schoolages 3-11, 450 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHilbre High Schoolages 11-18, 1,154 pupils1.3 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College5.7 miUniversityLiverpool John Moores University7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL13 miRailway stationMeolsunder a mileBus stationHeswall Bus Station5.2 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside5.7 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH47 postcode district.
