Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:39 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:20 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,157 residentsin the Whaley Bridge & Chinley census areaMedian age 49.13,552 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,036 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,152 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksEccles Pikemountain · under a mileLantern Pikemountain · 3.7 miChinley Churnhill · 1.3 miCombs Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miMill Pondpond · under a mileSouth Headhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSquirrel Greenpark · under a mileChapel-en-le-Frith Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 46 haWar Memorial Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haMemorial Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 5 haChapel Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197635 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% 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)3,893 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation194 m636 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 171 to 414 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuxton Cavendish Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryThornbrook Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistChapel Dental Care1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryChinley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 234 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBuxworth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupils1.1 miSecondaryChapel-en-le-Frith High Schoolages 11-16, 941 pupils1.5 miCollegeAquinas College9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN14 miRailway stationChinleyunder a mileBus stationBus StationNew Mills3.2 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK23 postcode district.
