Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:40 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:20 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,191 residentsin the Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest census areaMedian age 53.04,445 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,879 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% go by car, 5% walk or cycle49% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,424 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksPanniers Poollake · 1.8 miWhetstone Ridgehill · under a mileBridge Poollake · 2.3 miGoyt's Cloughvalley · under a mileStake Cloughvalley · under a mileYarnshaw Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrin Low and Buxton Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 42 haTegg's Nose Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 75 haGrin Low and Buxton Country Park Picnic Site and Car Parkpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202541 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation497 m1,631 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 372 to 546 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBuxton Medical Practice3.1 miPharmacyBuxton Pharmacy3.1 miDentistLightwood Dental Care3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAquinas College12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN14 miRailway stationBuxton3.6 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield5.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.
