Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:44 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
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People8,816 residentsin the Chester Handbridge Park census areaMedian age 49.64,075 households73% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,831 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 42% go by car, 2% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages52% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C718 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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 landmarksGallows Hillhill · under a mileSealion Poollake · 3.0 miGorse Hillhill · 1.9 miThe Daledale · 2.6 miOxleisure Poollake · 3.9 miCrook of Deewater · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrosvenor Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haRoman Gardenspark · under a mileWestminster Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haChester Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 40 haBeeston View 1 and 2allotments · under a mile · 2 haWestminster Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202520 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,122 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGrosvenor Nuffield Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Handbridge Med.ctr.30 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHandbridge Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOverleigh Orthodonticsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools21 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 3 special, 1 otherSecondaryQueen's Park High Schoolages 11-18, 792 pupilsright hereSecondaryChester International Schoolages 14-19, 229 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOverleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 447 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRiverside College Halton13.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chester1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL11 miRailway stationChesterunder a mileBus stationChester Bus Interchangeunder a mileFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops137 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH4 postcode district.
