Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:42 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:21 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,376 residentsin the Middlewich East census areaMedian age 40.13,486 households74% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,421 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C808 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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)
Parks and green spacesHarbutt's Fieldpark · under a mileCroxton Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haBooth Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miTown Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes181 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20255 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 8.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,667 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeaver Lodge Independent Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryWaters Edge Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCrown Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryMiddlewich High Schoolages 11-16, 665 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMiddlewich Primary Schoolages 4-11, 404 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 169 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCheshire College - South & West7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Keele14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN13 miRailway stationWinsford2.1 miBus stationBus StationCrewe6.5 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool27 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW10 postcode district.
