Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:43 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:21 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°C727 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksFox's Lakelake · 1.2 miSpanner Poollake · 1.2 miRookery Woodwoodland · under a mileLodge Woodwoodland · under a mileWhispey Hillhill · 2.7 miCastle Hillhill · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHankelow Greenpark · within reachNantwich Riversidepark · 4.0 mi · 20 haBrookfield Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20259 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 5.8 · 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
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
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMarket Drayton Cottage Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryAudlem Medical Practice1.2 miPharmacyBoots1.2 miDentistDental Surgery4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAudlem St James' CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 173 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrine Leas Schoolages 11-18, 1,417 pupils3.7 miCollegeReaseheath College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Keele9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN26 miRailway stationNantwich4.2 miBus stationBus StationNantwich4.6 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW3 postcode district.
