Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:41 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,191 residentsin the Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest census areaMedian age 53.04,445 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,879 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% go by car, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C818 mm of rain a year, 20 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 landmarksCatchpenny Poollake · under a mileWithington Poollake · under a mileDingle Bank Quarrywater · under a mileBroad Hillhill · 1.7 miOldpool Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Bottomsvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · under a mile · 4 haBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 3.6 mi · 34 haHenbury Millennium Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202549 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnutsford Community Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryChelford Surgery2.4 miPharmacyGoostrey Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Department3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentTerra Nova Schoolages 2-13, 219 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGoostrey Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHolmes Chapel Comprehensive Schoolages 11-18, 1,311 pupils4.2 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.7 miRailway stationGoostrey1.8 miBus stationBus StationKnutsford5.6 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.
