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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtWA16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:41 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:22 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,546 residentsin the Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh census areaMedian age 49.24,988 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,742 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 47% go by car, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C883 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSwineyard Hallhistoric site · under a mileLymm Water Towerhistoric site · 1.5 miPrimrose Hillhill · under a mileLittle Merelake · 3.0 miThe Merelake · 3.1 miLymm Damwater · 1.7 miLittle Oakswoodland · under a mileThe Oakswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHigh Legh Parkgolf course · under a mile · 75 haRidgway-Grundy Memorial Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 5 haLymm Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 14 haElizabeth Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 6 haRixton Claypits Local Nature Reservepark · 3.7 mi · 33 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197616 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202517 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,401 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Cheshire Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryThe Lakeside Surgery1.7 miPharmacyThe Cross Pharmacy1.9 miDentistHigher Lane Dental Practice1.6 miPolice stationStockton Heath Police StationWarrington4.6 miCash machineMoto - Lymm - Amenity1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHigh Legh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 162 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLymm High Schoolages 11-18, 1,937 pupils1.8 miPrimaryRavenbank Primary Schoolages 4-11, 336 pupils1.9 miCollegeThe Trafford and Stockport College Group6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Salford12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN7.8 miRailway stationBirchwood4.7 miBus stationBus StationKnutsford5.2 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool22 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkPepper Street Car ParkLymm1.9 miEV chargingTesla SuperchargerLymm1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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