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County or areaMerseyside
Postcode districtWA11
Telephone code01744
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:41 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:25 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,846 residentsin the Rainford census areaMedian age 52.83,503 households84% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,396 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C937 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°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 landmarksSpring Valevalley · under a mileThe Delfwater · under a mileWhalley's Woodwoodland · under a mileEccleston Merelake · 3.7 miDial House Woodwoodland · under a mileBleak Hillhill · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLinear Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileSpring Fieldplaying field · 1.0 miRainford Junction Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miTawd Valley Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 71 haBeacon Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 139 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes180 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 202646 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 8.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,669 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairfield Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryKenneth Macrae Med Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistRainford Orthodontic Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryRainford CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 230 pupilsright herePrimaryCorpus Christi Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 127 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRainford High Schoolages 11-18, 1,646 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWinstanley College3.8 miUniversityEdge Hill University5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationRainford1.1 miBus stationConcourseSkelmersdale3.4 miFerryLiverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle9.9 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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