Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:41 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:21 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,608 residentsin the Cranage & Goostrey census areaMedian age 49.13,155 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,665 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C784 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksBag Merelake · 1.8 miBrereton Poollake · 1.8 miPigeon House Cloughvalley · under a mileDaffodil Dellvalley · under a mileBroad Hillhill · 1.5 miMill Streamriver · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrereton Heath Nature Reservepark · 1.0 mi · 34 haUniversity of Manchester Botanical Experimental Groundspark · 2.2 mi · 4 haAstbury Mere Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 33 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 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: 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre (Holmes Chapel)2.3 miPharmacyHolmes Chapel Pharmacy2.3 miDentistHolmes Chapel Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentTerra Nova Schoolages 2-13, 219 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHolmes Chapel Comprehensive Schoolages 11-18, 1,311 pupils2.9 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West10.0 miUniversityUniversity of Keele13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN10 miRailway stationGoostrey1.9 miBus stationBus Station Alighting OnlyCongleton4.4 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW12 postcode district.
