Local servicesHospitalKnutsford Community Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryChelford Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTown Lane Pharmacy2.7 miDentistDental Departmentunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 specialPrimaryChelford CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 81 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPeover Superior Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupils1.5 miSecondaryKnutsford Academyages 11-18, 1,429 pupils3.6 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group9.0 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN5.0 miRailway stationChelford1.1 miBus stationBus StationKnutsford3.5 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool30 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:41 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
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People12,546 residentsin the Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh census areaMedian age 49.24,988 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,742 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 47% go by car, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 7°C, lows 2°C826 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 landmarksFarmwood Poollake · 1.8 miWithington Poollake · 2.5 miPeckmill Bottomsvalley · under a mileStockin Mosswoodland · under a mileChapel Woodwoodland · under a mileDingle Bank Quarrywater · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Beeches Golfgolf course · under a mile · 14 haCheshire Health Club and Spasports ground · 1.7 miUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · 3.1 mi · 4 haThe Moorpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haThe Heathpark · 3.6 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,401 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
