Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,345 residentsin the Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton census areaMedian age 49.32,606 households83% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,857 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher11% 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 8°C, lows 2°C745 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Parks and green spacesVicars Cross Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 42 haLime Wood Fieldspark · 1.7 mi · 6 haQueens Road Community Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haAlexandra Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haCoronation Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes172 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202519 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 7.0 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,725 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCountess Of Chester Hospital (Coc NHS Trust)2.7 miGP surgeryPark Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacySwettenhams Chemists2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistGuilden Sutton Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryMickle Trafford Village Schoolages 4-11, 169 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGuilden Sutton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUpton-by-Chester High Schoolages 11-18, 1,728 pupils1.5 miCollegeRiverside College Halton11.0 miUniversityUniversity of Chester3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL8.2 miRailway stationChester2.4 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange2.8 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH3 postcode district.
