Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:42 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:22 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,487 residentsin the Winsford Central census areaMedian age 41.32,869 households54% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright26% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,041 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C810 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesTown Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haWays Green Parkpark · under a mileThe King George VI Play Areaplaying field · under a mileWeaver Parkway Country Parkpark · 1.6 miKnights Grange Sports Complexsports ground · 1.4 mi · 77 haOver Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20257 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 8.3 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeaver Lodge Independent Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWillow Wood Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistJubilee Way (Dental Surgery)1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryWillow Wood Community Nursery and Primary Schoolages 3-11, 310 pupilsright herePrimaryWharton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 244 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Winsford Academyages 11-16, 945 pupils1.3 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN14 miRailway stationWinsfordunder a mileBus stationBus StationCrewe7.2 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool25 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW7 postcode district.
