Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:41 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:21 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,608 residentsin the Cranage & Goostrey census areaMedian age 49.13,155 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,665 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C773 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksBrereton Poollake · 2.1 miShakerley Merelake · 2.1 miSandmerewater · 1.8 miCotton Woodwoodland · under a mileDovemerewater · 2.0 miRacecourse Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoodside Golf Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 32 haBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 3.2 mi · 34 haUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · 2.9 mi · 4 haHarbutt's Fieldpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes193 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20257 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeaver Lodge Independent Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre (Holmes Chapel)1.0 miPharmacyHolmes Chapel Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistHolmes Chapel Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHolmes Chapel Primary Schoolages 4-11, 401 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHermitage Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupils1.0 miSecondaryHolmes Chapel Comprehensive Schoolages 11-18, 1,311 pupils1.1 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West9.3 miUniversityUniversity of Keele15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN10 miRailway stationHolmes Chapel1.2 miBus stationBus StationKnutsford6.2 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool29 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW4 postcode district.
