Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:43 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:22 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,189 residentsin the Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon census areaMedian age 50.33,522 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,946 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle35% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C743 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksThe Glenglen · 2.0 miThe Dinglevalley · 1.6 miWaterless Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Pondpond · 1.7 miBirch Hillhill · 2.7 miBoothsdalevalley · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPryors Hayes Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 39 haChapel Greenpark · 2.9 miDelamere Forest Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 509 haBrook Road Playing Field and Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202514 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTarporley War Memorial Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryDr Rg Sowerby And Partners1.9 miPharmacyIan Littler Pharmacy2.3 miDentistTudor House Dental Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryDuddon St Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 66 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHuxley CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 63 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTarporley High School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,219 pupils3.1 miCollegeReaseheath College10.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chester7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationMouldsworth4.3 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange6.6 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW6 postcode district.
