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Congleton Cheshire

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Art Galleries 11 Holiday Parks 10 Theatres 9 Aquariums 9 Golf Courses 7 Nature Reserves 6 Museums 6 Zoos 5 Stadiums 5 Golf Driving Ranges 5 Park and Gardens 5 Go Karting 4 Lakes 4 Theme Parks 2 Exhibition and Trade Centres 2

Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryReadesmoor Medical Group Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWest Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryMarlfields Primary Schoolages 3-11, 177 pupilsright herePrimarySaint Mary's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 183 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEaton Bank Academyages 11-18, 1,062 pupils1.1 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group10.2 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN13 miRailway stationCongleton1.1 miBus stationBus StationCongletonunder a mileBus stops86 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW12 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW12 postcode district.

County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCW12
Telephone code01260
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:41 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:20 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,516 residentsin the Congleton Town census areaMedian age 45.83,652 households64% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright15% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,758 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C832 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAstbury Merelake · under a mileWestlow Merelake · under a mileDexter Daledale · 2.0 miCongleton Park Park Woodwoodland · under a milePark Woodwoodland · under a mileNick i' th' Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAstbury Mere Country Parkpark · under a mile · 33 haCommunity Gardenpark · under a mileCongleton Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haAstbury Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 47 haCongleton Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haLower Heath Community Spaceplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes203 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200244 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20259 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,222 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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