Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:41 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°C768 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 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 · under a mileBrereton Poollake · 2.1 miThe Mosswoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.4 miDaffodil Dellvalley · 1.7 miPool Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 34 haAstbury Mere Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 33 haCongleton High School Sports Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 7 haCongleton Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20257 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
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
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre (Holmes Chapel)3.1 miPharmacyWest Heath Pharmacy2.5 miDentistHolmes Chapel Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBrereton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCongleton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,174 pupils2.0 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Keele12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN12 miRailway stationHolmes Chapel2.9 miBus stationBus StationCongleton3.5 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW12 postcode district.
