Local servicesHospitalSpire Regency Hospital (Macclesfield)1.3 miGP surgeryHigh Street Surgery28 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryHurdsfield Community Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 178 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPuss Bank School and Nurseryages 2-11, 409 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTytherington Schoolages 11-18, 1,421 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN9.2 miRailway stationMacclesfieldunder a mileBus stationBus StationMacclesfieldunder a mileBus stops75 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:40 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:20 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,421 residentsin the Macclesfield East & Hurdsfield census areaMedian age 42.84,040 households62% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright22% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,170 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle66% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C934 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksKnight's Poollake · under a mileRyle's Poollake · 1.3 miLeadbeaters Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMill Damwater · under a mileShores Cloughvalley · under a mileCliff Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTegg's Nose Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 75 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haSouth Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 16 haMacclesfield Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 42 haWest Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 9 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202542 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 7.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,311 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 304 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
