Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:43 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:22 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,834 residentsin the Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury census areaMedian age 53.54,634 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,960 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C732 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksWoodhey Chapelhistoric site · under a mileChapel Merelake · 1.4 miDeer Park Merelake · 1.8 miBunbury Millhistoric site · 3.3 miMaiden Castlecastle · 3.9 miCastle Hillhill · 1.9 miBaddiley Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miRidley Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202511 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTarporley War Memorial Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryBunbury Medical Practice3.1 miPharmacyBoots5.6 miDentistWelsh Row Dental Practice5.3 miPolice stationCheshire Police - Tattenhall Police Station5.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bunbury, Bunbury3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeReaseheath College5.5 miUniversityUniversity of Chester13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL20 miRailway stationWrenbury4.4 miBus stationBus StationNantwich5.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationTarporley3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY14 postcode district.
