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Monks' Heath Cheshire

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Aquariums 11 Theatres 10 Holiday Parks 10 Art Galleries 10 Park and Gardens 9 Nature Reserves 8 Museums 7 Exhibition and Trade Centres 6 Golf Courses 6 Golf Driving Ranges 6 Lakes 6 Stadiums 6 Theme Parks 5 Go Karting 4 Zoos 3 Racecourses 2 Cathedrals 1

Local servicesHospitalMacclesfield District General Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryAlderley Edge Medical Centre1.2 miPharmacyCedrics Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistKiss Dental Alderley Edge1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryNether Alderley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupilsunder a mileIndependentThe Ryleys Schoolages 1-11, 243 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWilmslow High Schoolages 11-18, 2,227 pupils2.7 miCollegeAquinas College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN4.9 miRailway stationAlderley Edge1.5 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield4.9 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.

County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtSK11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C910 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRadnor Merelake · under a mileBirtles Lakelake · 1.6 miThe Moatwater · under a mileClinton Hillhill · 1.1 miNew Trout Pondpond · under a mileParkhead Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWilmslow Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 47 haEverybody Alderley Parksports ground · under a mileAlderley Edge Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haChorley Hall Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miLindow Commonpark · 3.0 mi · 18 haHenbury Millennium Greenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes196 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 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202546 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Park and Gardens

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Nature Reserves

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Museums

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Golf Courses

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Lakes

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Go Karting

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