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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtSK10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:20 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C1,031 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHough Hole Househistoric site · under a mileClough Poollake · under a mileKerridge War Memorialhistoric site · 1.8 miTower Hillhill · under a mileHigh Cliffhill · under a mileGin Cloughvalley · under a mileHayles Cloughvalley · under a mileLamaload Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTegg's Nose Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 75 haVictoria Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 5 haRiverside Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 6 haBollington Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197632 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202541 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 8.9 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
Elevation265 m869 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 179 to 368 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Regency Hospital (Macclesfield)3.1 miGP surgeryMiddlewood Partnership1.8 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.8 miDentistDental Surgery2.2 miPolice stationMacclesfield Police Station2.6 miCash machineBollington Convenience Store (Link DC), Bollington1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryRainow Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBollington St John's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 102 pupils1.5 miSecondaryTytherington Schoolages 11-18, 1,421 pupils2.4 miCollegeAquinas College8.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN9.8 miRailway stationMacclesfield2.6 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield2.7 miBus stops18 within a mileCar parkPool Bank Car ParkMacclesfield1.6 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsMacclesfield1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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