Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:21 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,253 residentsin the Macclesfield Tytherington census areaMedian age 48.72,632 households87% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,036 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C934 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 landmarksKnight's Poollake · 1.4 miRyle's Poollake · 1.5 miBrunswick Hillhill · under a mileStep Hillhill · under a mileShores Cloughvalley · under a mileLeadbeaters Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haMacclesfield Riverside Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haPrestbury Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 54 haWest Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 haOvenhouse Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 2 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197630 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202543 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,693 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMacclesfield District General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryEast Cheshire Sexual Health30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTytherington Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools17 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 otherIndependentBeech Hall Schoolages 4-19, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTytherington Schoolages 11-18, 1,421 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMarlborough Primary Schoolages 4-11, 405 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College8.5 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.2 miRailway stationMacclesfield1.0 miBus stationBus StationMacclesfield1.0 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK10 postcode district.
