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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCW5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,578 residentsin the Alderley Edge & Chelford census areaMedian age 51.13,928 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,908 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, professional and scientific services 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 40% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C845 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Lakelake · 1.3 miRadnor Merelake · 2.3 miRossmerewater · 1.3 miRow-of-Treeswoodland · under a mileGlaze Hillhill · 2.2 miThe Moatwater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWilmslow Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 47 haLindow Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 18 haDingle Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWilmslow Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 13 haHarden House Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBoddington Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 28 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,235 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryAlderley Edge Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyCedrics Chemist6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistThe Edge Dental1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independent, 2 specialPrimaryLindow Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 152 pupilsunder a mileIndependentThe Ryleys Schoolages 1-11, 243 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWilmslow High Schoolages 11-18, 2,227 pupils1.6 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group7.6 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN2.9 miRailway stationAlderley Edge1.0 miMetroManchester Airport (Manchester Metrolink)4.0 miBus stationManchester Airport The Station4.0 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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