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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People10,191 residentsin the Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest census areaMedian age 53.04,445 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,879 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% go by car, 5% walk or cycle49% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,165 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBottoms Reservoirreservoir · under a mileTeggsnose Reservoirreservoir · under a mileKnight's Poollake · 1.6 miRyle's Poollake · 1.9 miRossen Daledale · under a mileMacclesfield Forestforest · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTegg's Nose Country Parkpark · under a mile · 75 haMacclesfield Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 42 haSouth Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 16 haMill Greenpark · 1.6 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.4 miLyme Greenplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202543 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 165 to 383 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Regency Hospital (Macclesfield)2.5 miGP surgeryEast Cheshire Substance Misuse Service13 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyLondon Road Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistMacclesfield Orthodontics1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryHollinhey Primary Schoolages 2-11, 248 pupils1.0 miPrimaryPuss Bank School and Nurseryages 2-11, 409 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Macclesfield Academyages 11-16, 614 pupils2.1 miCollegeAquinas College11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN11 miRailway stationMacclesfield1.9 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield2.0 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.
