Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,667 residentsin the Macclesfield Upton Priory & Greenside census areaMedian age 44.23,300 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,694 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 55% go by car, 10% walk or cycle67% 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 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C939 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksBirtles Lakelake · 1.4 miRyle's Poollake · 2.2 miWhirleymerewater · under a mileBradley's Cloughvalley · 1.5 miClinton Hillhill · 1.8 miCock Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHenbury Millennium Greenpark · under a milePrestbury Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 54 haMacclesfield Riverside Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 5 haSouth Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 16 haBirtles Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWest Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% 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)3,396 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMacclesfield District General Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryOlder Adult Team15 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWeston Dental Clinic1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools8 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryWhirley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBroken Cross Primary Academy and Nurseryages 2-11, 233 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Fallibroome Academyages 11-18, 1,532 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College9.3 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.3 miRailway stationMacclesfield2.4 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield2.2 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK10 postcode district.
