Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:43 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:22 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,189 residentsin the Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon census areaMedian age 50.33,522 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,946 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 1°C748 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 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 landmarksThe Glenglen · under a mileDog Fallcliffs · 1.1 miBirch Hillhill · under a mileBoothsdalevalley · under a mileSandy Merelake · 2.4 miThe Dinglevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDelamere Forest Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 509 haPryors Hayes Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 39 haChapel Greenpark · 1.3 miLittle Budworth Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 64 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197622 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202513 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 173 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTarporley War Memorial Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryDr Rowland And Partners2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyHolmes Pharmacy1.3 miDentistTudor House Dental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryKelsall Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 251 pupils1.1 miPrimaryDelamere CofE Primary Academyages 4-11, 177 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTarporley High School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,219 pupils3.0 miCollegeReaseheath College10.3 miUniversityUniversity of Chester8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationDelamere2.7 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange8.0 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW6 postcode district.
