Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:22 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°C847 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksBlack Lakelake · under a mileRossmerewater · under a mileWorms Hillhill · 1.2 miDeadman's Cloughvalley · 1.3 miCotteril Cloughvalley · 1.6 miCastle Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLindow Commonpark · under a mile · 18 haJim Evison Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 9 haBoddington Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 28 haStyal Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 63 haWilmslow Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 13 haGorsey Bank Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 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 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 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 8.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryHmp & Yoi Styal4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independentIndependentPownall Hall Schoolages 0-11, 314 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGorsey Bank Primary Schoolages 4-11, 422 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWilmslow High Schoolages 11-18, 2,227 pupils1.8 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN1.1 miRailway stationStyal1.5 miMetroManchester Airport (Manchester Metrolink)2.1 miBus stationManchester Airport The Station2.1 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK9 postcode district.
