Local servicesHospitalMacclesfield District General Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryMiddlewood Partnership1.3 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryPott Shrigley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 26 pupilsright herePrimaryBollington St John's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 102 pupils1.2 miSecondaryPoynton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,467 pupils2.7 miCollegeAquinas College6.6 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.5 miRailway stationAdlington (Cheshire)2.2 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield3.8 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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 – 3:51 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°C947 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksStyperson Poollake · under a mileClough Poollake · 1.3 miBerristall Daledale · under a mileNab Headhill · under a mileJumber Cloughvalley · under a mileBillinge Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBollington Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haTegg's Nose Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 75 haParrot's Fieldpark · 2.9 miWoodlea Drive Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miRiverside Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197631 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202540 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.1 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
Elevation191 m627 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 151 to 316 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
