Local servicesHospitalAltrincham Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryThe Lakeside Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyThe Cross Pharmacy1.6 miDentistHigher Lane Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryLymm High Schoolages 11-18, 1,937 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHigh Legh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 162 pupils1.0 miPrimaryOughtrington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 391 pupils1.2 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Salford10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN6.9 miRailway stationHale4.0 miMetroAltrincham (Manchester Metrolink)4.1 miBus stationAltrincham Interchange4.1 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool23 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA13 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:41 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:22 am – 3:52 pm
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People12,661 residentsin the Lymm census areaMedian age 46.55,311 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,962 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C885 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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)
Parks and green spacesHigh Legh Parkgolf course · under a mile · 75 haLymm Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 14 haRidgway-Grundy Memorial Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 5 haNorth Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 6 haRixton Claypits Local Nature Reservepark · 2.9 mi · 33 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202550 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,586 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
