Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:41 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:22 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,447 residentsin the Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley census areaMedian age 54.32,804 households87% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,040 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C825 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 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 landmarksBudworth Merelake · under a mileForge Poollake · 1.0 miGunners Cloughvalley · 2.1 miBig Woodwoodland · under a mileNeumann's Flashpond · 1.4 miForge Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarbury Country Parkpark · under a mile · 320 haAnderton Nature Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 33 haGriffiths Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197618 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202513 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband75% 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)2,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Infirmary Northwich Cdc2.4 miGP surgeryWitton Street Surgery2.2 miPharmacyWell2.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentIndependentCransley Schoolages 4-16, 254 pupilsunder a milePrimaryComberbach Nursery and Primary Schoolages 2-11, 200 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Rudheath Senior Academyages 11-16, 576 pupils2.8 miCollegeWarrington and Vale Royal College8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN10 miRailway stationNorthwich2.3 miBus stationBus StationKnutsford5.3 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool22 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW9 postcode district.
