Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:40 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:22 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,570 residentsin the Cheadle East census areaMedian age 40.63,445 households67% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright17% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,871 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 51% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C850 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 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 spacesBruntwood Parkpark · under a mile · 49 haFletcher Moss Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 53 haCheadle Greenpark · under a mileDiamond Jubilee Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haDiamond Jubilee Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haCheadle Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202540 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 14 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,575 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlexandra Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCheadle Medical Practice24 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHigh Street Pharmacy26 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCheadle High Street D Pright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi52 schools34 primary, 6 secondary, 5 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryCheadle Village Primary Schoolages 3-11, 236 pupilsright herePrimaryMeadowbank Primary Schoolages 3-11, 424 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Kingsway Schoolages 11-16, 1,260 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN4.1 miRailway stationGatleyunder a mileMetroEast Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink)1.2 miBus stationWythenshawe Interchange2.3 miBus stops80 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SK8 postcode district.
