Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:41 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:22 am – 3:53 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C776 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 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)
Nearby landmarksPick Merelake · under a mileRinks Poollake · 1.4 miMill Bottomsvalley · 1.4 miPickmeremoss Woodwoodland · under a mileLeonard's Woodwoodland · under a mileNeumann's Flashpond · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarbury Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 320 haHeyrose Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 51 haGriffiths Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 18 haAnderton Nature Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 33 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197619 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202512 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIcc Victoria Infirmary3.0 miGP surgeryMiddlewich Road Surgery2.4 miPharmacyEastfield Pharmacy1.2 miDentistRudheath Dental Health Centre2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWincham Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLostock Gralam CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Rudheath Senior Academyages 11-16, 576 pupils2.4 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.6 miRailway stationLostock Gralam1.5 miBus stationBus StationKnutsford3.7 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool24 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WA16 postcode district.
