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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCW4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,608 residentsin the Cranage & Goostrey census areaMedian age 49.13,155 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,665 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% 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 higher12% 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°C856 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlackden Hallhistoric site · under a mileMark IIhistoric site · 1.1 miWithington Poollake · 2.0 miCatchpenny Poollake · 2.0 miHolmes Chapel Viaductviaduct · 2.3 miDingle Bank Quarrywater · 1.7 miGaley Woodwoodland · under a milePoolfield Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · 1.1 mi · 4 haBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 3.8 mi · 34 haRest Parkpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes190 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 17 Jun 20259 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnutsford Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre (Holmes Chapel)2.9 miPharmacyGoostrey Pharmacyunder a mileDentistHolmes Chapel Dental Practice2.9 miPolice stationSandbach Police Station6.7 miCash machineTower Lab2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryGoostrey Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTerra Nova Schoolages 2-13, 219 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHolmes Chapel Comprehensive Schoolages 11-18, 1,311 pupils3.3 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.9 miRailway stationGoostrey1.1 miBus stationBus StationKnutsford4.8 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool30 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkParkway Car ParkHolmes Chapel2.9 miEV chargingbp PulseHolmes Chapel2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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