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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCW11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:42 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:21 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,768 residentsin the Sandbach Ettiley Heath & Wheelock census areaMedian age 39.04,127 households76% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 5,308 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C759 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWheelock Rail Trailwalk or trail · under a mileWinterley Poollake · 1.2 miDingle Lakelake · 1.4 miBrook Woodwalk or trail · 1.2 miBetchton Hallhistoric site · 2.7 miCrewe War Memorialhistoric site · 3.3 miElton Flasheswater · 1.5 miDean Hillhill · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMalkins Bank Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haThe Parkpark · under a mileSaxon Placepark · 1.1 miElworth Gardenspark · 1.7 miChurch Lane Playgroundplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes186 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20252 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband96% 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)4,359 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryAshfields Primary Care Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistHarbour Dental Practice1.2 miPolice stationSandbach Police Station1.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Elworth1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWheelock Primary Schoolages 4-11, 394 pupilsunder a milePrimarySandbach Primary Academyages 2-11, 149 pupils1.0 miSecondarySandbach Schoolages 11-19, 1,534 pupils1.1 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West4.2 miUniversityUniversity of Keele9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN16 miRailway stationSandbach1.7 miBus stationBus StationCrewe3.5 miBus stops21 within a mileCar parkBrookhouse Road Car ParkSandbach1.1 miEV chargingGridserveSandbach1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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