Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:41 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:20 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C941 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksGooseberry Poollake · under a milePecker Poollake · 1.2 miBall Cloughvalley · 1.3 miBosley Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miIntac Woodwoodland · under a mileDamhead Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEaton Millennium Parkpark · 1.4 miTimbersbrook Picnic Areapark · 2.3 miCongleton Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200246 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryLawton House Surgery2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistWest Street (Dental Surgery)2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHavannah Primary Schoolages 3-11, 244 pupils1.7 miPrimaryBosley St Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 53 pupils1.9 miSecondaryEaton Bank Academyages 11-18, 1,062 pupils2.0 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College12.5 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN12 miRailway stationCongleton2.8 miBus stationBus Station Alighting OnlyCongleton2.8 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW12 postcode district.
