Local servicesHospitalMacclesfield District General Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryAlderley Edge Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCedrics Chemist6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKiss Dental Alderley Edgeright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryAlderley Edge Community Primary Schoolages 4-11under a mileIndependentThe Ryleys Schoolages 1-11, 243 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWilmslow High Schoolages 11-18, 2,227 pupils1.5 miCollegeAquinas College7.6 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN3.9 miRailway stationAlderley Edgeunder a mileMetroShadowmoss (Manchester Metrolink)Woodhouse Park4.8 miBus stationManchester Airport The Station4.8 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,578 residentsin the Alderley Edge & Chelford census areaMedian age 51.13,928 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,908 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, professional and scientific services 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 40% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C910 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesAlderley Edge Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haAlderley Edge Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 22 haLindow Commonpark · 1.8 mi · 18 haChorley Hall Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHarden House Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haWilmslow Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes198 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,235 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
