Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:41 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:21 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,669 residentsin the Holmes Chapel census areaMedian age 47.92,848 households81% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,953 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 45% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C782 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 landmarksBrereton Poollake · 1.1 miBag Merelake · 2.8 miPigeon House Cloughvalley · 1.7 miCotton Woodwoodland · under a mileRyecroft Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSandmerewater · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 2.3 mi · 34 haWoodside Golf Driving Rangegolf course · 1.7 mi · 32 haUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · 3.0 mi · 4 haHarbutt's Fieldpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes191 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20256 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband85% 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)3,013 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeaver Lodge Independent Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre (Holmes Chapel)right herePharmacyHolmes Chapel Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHolmes Chapel Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHolmes Chapel Primary Schoolages 4-11, 401 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHermitage Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHolmes Chapel Comprehensive Schoolages 11-18, 1,311 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCheshire College - South & West8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Keele14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationHolmes Chapelunder a mileBus stationBus Station Alighting OnlyCongleton6.5 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool30 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW4 postcode district.
