Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:42 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:21 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,406 residentsin the Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & Sound census areaMedian age 38.12,796 households77% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,801 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C693 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 12 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 Lakelake · 2.5 miRookery Poollake · 2.5 miThe Dinglevalley · 1.6 miEardswick Woodwoodland · under a mileSandicroft Woodwoodland · under a mileChurch Hillhill · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLeighton Brook Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 8 haQueen's Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 16 haWays Green Parkpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20254 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 5.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,656 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryCheshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre2.1 miPharmacyPonda's Chemists3.2 miDentistJubilee Way (Dental Surgery)3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeReaseheath College4.3 miUniversityUniversity of Keele13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationWinsford3.2 miBus stationBus StationCrewe4.0 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW5 postcode district.
