Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:42 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:21 am – 3:53 pm
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People11,541 residentsin the Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton census areaMedian age 50.95,128 households81% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,614 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C760 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 10 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)
Nearby landmarksBag Merelake · 1.4 miDingle Lakelake · 1.8 miTaxmerewater · under a mileDean Hillhill · 1.7 miArclid Woodwoodland · under a mileBrookhouse Mosswoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 1.7 mi · 34 haChurch Lane Playgroundplaying field · 1.1 miThe Parkpark · 2.2 miSaxon Placepark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes188 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200244 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20255 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband70% 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)5,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryPes@Boots Sandbach, Cheshire1.9 miPharmacyChemist Counter Direct2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistHeath Road (Dental Surgery)1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimarySt John's CofE Academyages 4-11, 154 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBrereton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.3 miSecondarySandbach Schoolages 11-19, 1,534 pupils2.3 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Keele10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN13 miRailway stationSandbach3.1 miBus stationBus StationCongleton4.5 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW11 postcode district.
