Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:42 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:21 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,851 residentsin the Crewe North East census areaMedian age 35.63,593 households57% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright24% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,077 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C696 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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)
Parks and green spacesLeighton Brook Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 8 haHaslemere Way Pocket Parkpark · 1.1 miDerby Dockspark · 1.4 miCumberland Sports Centreplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haElton Golf Driving Rangegolf course · 1.6 mi · 5 haQueen Street Parkplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20251 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband95% 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)4,094 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryCheshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre18 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyRydale Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMiddlewich Street (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherIndependentCornerstone Academyages 5-11, 16 pupilsright herePrimaryMablins Lane Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 611 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir William Stanier Schoolages 11-16, 633 pupils1.4 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Keele10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationCrewe2.4 miBus stationBus StationCrewe1.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal30 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW1 postcode district.
