Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:42 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:23 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,598 residentsin the Helsby & Kingsley census areaMedian age 51.34,241 households82% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,534 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C828 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksHatch Merelake · under a mileDead Lakelake · under a mileDelamere Forestforest · 1.0 miHunger Hillhill · under a mileHart Hillhill · under a mileBlakemere Mosswater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDelamere Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 509 haDelamere Forest Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 59 haDelamere Parkpark · 1.9 miKingsley Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 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 202514 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,471 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building5.6 miGP surgeryDr Leneghan And Partners1.7 miPharmacyHolland Pharmacy1.8 miDentistThe Dental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingsley St John's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-111.8 miSecondaryWeaverham High Schoolages 11-16, 1,154 pupils3.8 miCollegeRiverside College Halton8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Chester10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.8 miRailway stationDelamere1.0 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange9.7 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool18 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA6 postcode district.
