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, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 landmarksDingle Lakelake · 1.6 miBrereton Poollake · 1.9 miTaxmerewater · 1.6 miBradwall Woodwoodland · under a mileDenman Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Moatwater · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesElworth Gardenspark · 1.5 miSaxon Placepark · 1.6 miBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 2.6 mi · 34 haSandbach Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 16 haChurch Lane Playgroundplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes190 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20254 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 6.6 · 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
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeaver Lodge Independent Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryPes@Boots Sandbach, Cheshire2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistCheshire Orthodontics1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryOffley Primary Academyages 3-11, 454 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBrereton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.4 miSecondarySandbach High School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,340 pupils1.5 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Keele11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN13 miRailway stationSandbach1.6 miBus stationBus StationCrewe5.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW11 postcode district.
