Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:44 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:22 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,774 residentsin the Churton, Farndon & Malpas census areaMedian age 48.04,171 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 7°C, lows 2°C707 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July40 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 landmarksMalpas Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miCross o' th' Hillhill · under a mileBar Merelake · 2.5 miOat Hillhill · 1.1 miDeer Park Merelake · 2.7 miBarhill Fallwater · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMalpas and District Sports Clubsports ground · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202549 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,408 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryLaurel Bank Surgery1.7 miPharmacyWell1.6 miDentistMalpas Dental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryBishop Heber High Schoolages 11-18, 1,293 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMalpas Alport Endowed Primary Schoolages 2-11, 261 pupils1.4 miCollegeReaseheath College9.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL21 miRailway stationWhitchurch (Shrops)5.9 miBus stationBus StationNantwich9.7 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY14 postcode district.
