Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,125 residentsin the Kelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes census areaMedian age 49.33,004 households82% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,273 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% 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 8°C, lows 1°C742 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Nearby landmarksBroom Hillhill · 1.8 miTarvin Community Woodlandwoodland · under a mileBarrow Hillhill · 2.0 miBlack Lakelake · 3.8 miThe Glenglen · 2.8 miThe Dinglevalley · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a milePryors Hayes Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 39 haChapel Greenpark · 2.1 miDelamere Forest Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 509 haQueens Road Community Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes171 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197622 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202515 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 5.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,118 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTarporley War Memorial Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryDr Rg Sowerby And Partners3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyIan Littler Pharmacyright hereDentistTudor House Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryTarvin Primary Schoolages 4-11, 230 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshton Hayes Primary Schoolages 4-11, 134 pupils2.0 miSecondaryChristleton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,382 pupils3.1 miCollegeRiverside College Halton11.6 miUniversityUniversity of Chester5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL10 miRailway stationMouldsworth2.7 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange5.2 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH3 postcode district.
