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County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtWN5
Telephone code01744
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:24 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,835 residentsin the Billinge census areaMedian age 52.92,584 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright9% social rented, 6% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,505 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% 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, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C987 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month September37 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBispham Hallhistoric site · 1.7 miWinstanley Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miTatlock's Hillockhill · under a mileBillinge Hillhill · 1.0 miCarr Mill Damwater · 1.1 miBarton Cloughvalley · 1.2 miLongshaw Bottomvalley · 1.5 miBirchley Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBillinge Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileHoughwood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haSankey Valley Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 56 haHaresfinch Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 6 haKentmere Parkplaying field · 1.1 miKentmere Avenue Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 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 19762 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 9.1 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)2,661 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairfield Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryBillinge Medical Practice8 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationSt Helens Police Station2.7 miCash machineSantander2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 specialPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBillinge Chapel End Primary Schoolages 2-11, 205 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academyages 11-16, 549 pupils2.4 miCollegeWinstanley College2.2 miUniversityEdge Hill University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationGarswood1.7 miBus stationSt Helens Bus Station2.8 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle13 miBus stops67 within a mileCar parkBirchley Street Car ParkSt Helens2.7 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeSaint Helens1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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