Local servicesHospitalMacclesfield District General Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryChelford Surgery3.4 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3.5 miDentistWeston Dental Clinic3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMarton and District CofE Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 189 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Fallibroome Academyages 11-18, 1,532 pupils3.9 miCollegeAquinas College11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.2 miRailway stationChelford3.2 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield4.8 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:41 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 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 1°C941 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksRedes Merelake · under a mileAcre Nook Lakelake · 1.4 miBuck's Hillhill · under a mileThe Bottomsvalley · 1.1 miRanker's Fordwater · 1.5 miThornycroft Poolswater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarton Meadows Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 9 haHenbury Millennium Greenpark · 2.8 miUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · 2.9 mi · 4 haBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 4.3 mi · 34 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes200 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 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 7 Sep 202548 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
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
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
