Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:41 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:22 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,261 residentsin the Lostock & Wincham census areaMedian age 48.53,893 households79% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,526 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% 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 languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C776 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksPick Merelake · 1.4 miForge Poollake · 1.8 miMill Bottomsvalley · 1.3 miGarden Woodwoodland · under a mileLodge Woodwoodland · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarbury Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 320 haGriffiths Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haLostock Picnic Areapark · under a mileRudheath Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197620 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202511 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIcc Victoria Infirmary2.2 miGP surgeryMiddlewich Road Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyEastfield Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRudheath Dental Health Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryLostock Gralam CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupilsright herePrimaryWincham Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Rudheath Senior Academyages 11-16, 576 pupils1.2 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN9.4 miRailway stationLostock Gralamunder a mileBus stationBus StationKnutsford4.3 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool24 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW9 postcode district.
