Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:42 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:22 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,930 residentsin the Sandiway census areaMedian age 49.83,784 households84% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,056 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C753 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesKnights Grange Sports Complexsports ground · under a mile · 77 haLittle Budworth Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 64 haTown Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 3 haWays Green Parkpark · 1.9 miOver Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20258 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,983 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeaver Lodge Independent Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryLaunceston Close Surgery9 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyPonda's Chemists5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryThe Oak View Academyages 2-11, 144 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOver St John's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 135 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Winsford Academyages 11-16, 945 pupils1.2 miCollegeReaseheath College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chester13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL15 miRailway stationWinsford2.9 miBus stationBus StationCrewe8.4 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool23 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW7 postcode district.
