Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:42 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:21 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,983 residentsin the Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue census areaMedian age 36.43,561 households42% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright21% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,887 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%5% 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°C699 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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 spacesJubilee Gardenspark · under a mileValley Parkpark · under a mileDerby Dockspark · under a mileCumberland Sports Centreplaying field · under a mile · 4 ha20 & 21sports ground · under a mileQueen Street Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20252 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband87% 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)3,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryPsychosexual Service21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistVictoria Street Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools16 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 6 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryCrewe Engineering and Design UTCages 14-19, 299 pupilsright hereSecondaryCheshire Studio Schoolages 14-19right herePrimaryBeechwood Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 474 pupilsright hereCollegeCheshire College - South & Westunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Keele9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationCreweunder a mileBus stationBus StationCreweunder a mileBus stops194 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW1 postcode district.
