Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:44 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:22 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,774 residentsin the Churton, Farndon & Malpas census areaMedian age 48.04,171 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 8°C, lows 2°C700 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July39 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksParker's Hillhill · 1.0 miMill Racewater · under a mileRound Hillhill · 1.3 miHarthill Poollake · 3.0 miMill Pondpond · 1.0 miMill Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAldersey Green Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 56 haChurch Greenpark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202517 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,408 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGrosvenor Nuffield Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryFarndon Health Centre2.2 miPharmacyFarndon Pharmacy2.1 miDentistTattenhall Dental3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryClutton Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 39 pupils1.1 miPrimaryTilston Parochial CofE Primary Academyages 3-111.9 miSecondaryBishop Heber High Schoolages 11-18, 1,293 pupils4.5 miCollegeReaseheath College12.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chester8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL18 miRailway stationWrexham Central7.6 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 77.4 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY14 postcode district.
