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 – 3:52 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C784 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksCatchpenny Poollake · 1.2 miWithington Poollake · 1.5 miBroad Hillhill · under a mileDingle Bank Quarrywater · 1.3 miMill Streamriver · 2.1 miDaffodil Dellvalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · 1.1 mi · 4 haBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 2.7 mi · 34 haAstbury Mere Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 33 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes198 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 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202550 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
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
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryChelford Surgery3.5 miPharmacyGoostrey Pharmacy2.5 miDentistHolmes Chapel Dental Practice3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentTerra Nova Schoolages 2-13, 219 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHolmes Chapel Comprehensive Schoolages 11-18, 1,311 pupils4.1 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.8 miRailway stationGoostrey1.9 miBus stationBus Station Alighting OnlyCongleton4.9 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.
