Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:25 am – 3:54 pm
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People12,385 residentsin the Edge Hill census areaMedian age 22.43,802 households23% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright36% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting18.7% unemployment rate38% of adults are economically active, 3,516 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 19%, hospitality 14%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 35% go by car, 16% take public transport, 27% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%3% 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 3°C887 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October22 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesWavertree Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haNewsham Parkpark · under a mile · 41 haSefton Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 96 haWavertree Sports Parksports ground · 1.1 mi · 42 haTiberplaying field · under a mileLower Breck Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 9 haSource: 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 197612 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202530 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 14 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,498 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLiverpool Women's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBrownlow Health At Kensington90 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDurning Pharmacy44 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistEdge Hill Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi83 schools48 primary, 15 secondary, 2 all-through, 5 independent, 4 special, 3 nursery, 2 sixth form, 4 otherPrimaryKensington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 543 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Anne's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArchbishop Blanch CofE High Schoolages 11-18, 1,179 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe City of Liverpool College1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Liverpoolunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL6.3 miRailway stationEdge Hillunder a mileBus stationQueen Square Bus StationLiverpool1.4 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool2.0 miBus stops170 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the L7 postcode district.
