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
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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 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 yearSource: 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
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.
