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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCW12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:42 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:21 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,541 residentsin the Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton census areaMedian age 50.95,128 households81% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,614 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C699 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCrewe War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileFlag Lane Bathsbridge · under a mileWillaston Hallhistoric site · 2.7 miGolden Jubilee Bridgebridge · 1.4 miWinterley Poollake · 3.0 miJoey the Swanwater · 1.4 miIlse Poollake · 3.4 miSlaughter Hillhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Gardenspark · within reachValley Parkpark · under a mileDerby Dockspark · under a mileCumberland Sports Centreplaying field · under a mile · 4 ha20 & 21sports ground · under a mileQueen Street Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20252 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 10 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryPsychosexual Service21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Rushtons13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHightown Orthodontic Practiceright herePolice stationCrewe Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 13 Victoria Street4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools16 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 6 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryBeechwood Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 474 pupilsright hereSecondaryCrewe Engineering and Design UTCages 14-19, 299 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCheshire Studio Schoolages 14-19under a mileCollegeCheshire College - South & Westunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Keele9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationCreweunder a mileBus stationBus StationCreweunder a mileBus stops207 within a mileCar parkVictoria Centre Car ParkCrewe9 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingCrewe Multi Storey Car Park6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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