Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:43 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:22 am – 3:55 pm
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People8,189 residentsin the Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon census areaMedian age 50.33,522 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,946 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C741 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksBurton Hallhistoric site · 1.4 miTattenhall Hallhistoric site · 2.6 miPeckforton Merelake · 3.2 miHuxley Gorsewoodland · under a mileThe Glenglen · 3.0 miEttley Hillhill · 2.5 miHarthill Poollake · 4.1 miWaterless Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrook Road Playing Field and Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 4.1 miChapel Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202513 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTarporley War Memorial Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryThe Village Surgeries Group2.4 miPharmacyWell2.5 miDentistTattenhall Dental2.5 miPolice stationCheshire Police - Tattenhall Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Tarporley High Street2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHuxley CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 63 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDuddon St Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 66 pupils1.8 miSecondaryTarporley High School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,219 pupils2.8 miCollegeReaseheath College9.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationMouldsworth5.7 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange7.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationTarporley2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH3 postcode district.
