Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:43 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:21 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,635 residentsin the Nantwich South East & Wybunbury census areaMedian age 44.43,373 households82% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright3% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,530 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% walk or cycle55% 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 higher9% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C739 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksBlack Merelake · 1.2 miRidley's Poollake · 1.4 miWhispey Hillhill · under a mileHunter's Hillhill · under a mileThe Oakswoodland · under a mileMilldalevalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShavington Parkplaying field · 1.4 miMike Heywood Greenpark · 2.5 miHankelow Greenpark · 2.7 miNantwich Riversidepark · 3.3 mi · 20 haCrewe Vagrants Sports Clubsports ground · 1.7 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20256 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,589 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryRope Green Medical Centre2.1 miPharmacyWell2.1 miDentistDane Bank House Dental Practice3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWybunbury Delves CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 205 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShavington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 477 pupils1.9 miSecondaryShavington Academyages 11-16, 934 pupils2.1 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Keele7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN23 miRailway stationNantwich3.3 miBus stationBus StationNantwich3.6 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW5 postcode district.
