Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryRope Green Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDane Bank House Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryShavington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 477 pupilsright hereSecondaryShavington Academyages 11-16, 934 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Berkeley Academyages 2-11, 456 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCheshire College - South & West1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Keele8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationCrewe2.0 miBus stationBus StationCrewe2.4 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:43 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:21 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,222 residentsin the Willaston & Shavington census areaMedian age 42.23,665 households80% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,095 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C735 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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)
Parks and green spacesShavington Parkplaying field · under a mileMike Heywood Greenpark · 1.3 miQueen's Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 16 haValley Parkpark · 2.1 miGresty Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCrewe Vagrants Sports Clubsports ground · 1.2 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20254 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,215 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
