Local servicesHospitalGrosvenor Nuffield Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryWaverton Branch Surgeryunder a milePharmacyThe Village Pharmacyunder a mileDentistRock House Dental Practice1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWaverton Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChristleton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,382 pupils1.1 miPrimaryChristleton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 220 pupils1.2 miCollegeReaseheath College13.6 miUniversityUniversity of Chester3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationChester3.1 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange3.3 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:44 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,345 residentsin the Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton census areaMedian age 49.32,606 households83% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,857 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C721 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Parks and green spacesEaton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 52 haCaldy Nature Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 9 haChristleton Sports Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 8 haOld Laundry Cornerpark · 2.1 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSandy Lane Parkpark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes170 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 197624 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 5.9 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,725 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
