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 – 3:51 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,178 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksMacclesfield Forestforest · under a mileToot Hillhill · under a mileTrentabank Reservoirreservoir · under a mileTorgate Hillhill · under a mileRidgegate Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miLong Cloughvalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTegg's Nose Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 75 haSouth Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 16 haVictoria Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 5 haSource: 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 202542 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 8.6 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
Elevation395 m1,296 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 258 to 478 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Regency Hospital (Macclesfield)4.2 miGP surgeryEast Cheshire Substance Misuse Service3.5 miPharmacyCohens Chemist3.6 miDentistMacclesfield Orthodontics3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAquinas College11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN12 miRailway stationMacclesfield3.6 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.
