Formby

17°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 14° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:33

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom

98 reported · July 2026▲ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences40
• Shoplifting23
• Anti-social behaviour12
• Public order7

6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Harington · Merseyside

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

156 reported road collisions (2024)

51 killed or seriously injured · 228 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

123 food businesses within 2 miles

• 113 rated 4–5 ★ (108 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Formby (0.5 km)
• 57 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£231,816 average▲ 4.3% YoY

Across West Lancashire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£803 average monthly rent▲ 6.4% YoY

• 1 bed £587
• 2 bed £729
• 3 bed £842

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.1 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 162.9p · Asda (12 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Asda (12 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Grapes Hotel Formby (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches17
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

117,431 residents in West Lancashire · 339/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 178 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,456 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (28% of 52,760)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

73 schools · 16,020 pupils

55 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 23 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

68inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Lancashire

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes423
• GP practices184
• Dentists250
• Homecare agencies290
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

119 applications decided

81.5% granted · 97 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Bill Esterson

Labour

Sefton Central

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 13
• Con 12
• Ref 7
• Oth 13

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés29

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

54 jobs advertised · £31,407 avg

e.g. Veterinary Surgeon, Become a Law Tutor in Formby – Flexible & Remote, Manager in Training

Source: Adzuna

£788 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,532 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 53,300 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 53% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

47 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sefton Central:

• Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices602 local signatures · 7,817 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office336 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership282 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test276 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s259 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06