Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:22 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,434 residentsin the Tarporley & Eddisbury Hill census areaMedian age 51.22,797 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,929 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 48% go by car, 5% walk or cycle34% 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 higher13% 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 8°C, lows 1°C830 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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 landmarksDead Lakelake · 1.0 miOak Merelake · 1.1 miMerrick's Hillhill · under a mileEddisbury Hillhill · under a mileDog Fallcliffs · 1.3 miPlague Holewater · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDelamere Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 509 haDelamere Forest Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 59 haLittle Budworth Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 64 haDelamere Parkpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202512 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,997 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTarporley War Memorial Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryDr Rowland And Partners2.4 miPharmacyHolmes Pharmacy2.5 miDentistThe Dental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDelamere CofE Primary Academyages 4-11, 177 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWeaverham High Schoolages 11-16, 1,154 pupils4.3 miCollegeRiverside College Halton10.6 miUniversityUniversity of Chester10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL11 miRailway stationDelamereunder a mileBus stationChester Bus Interchange9.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW8 postcode district.
