Local servicesHospitalThe Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryDr Seabrook & Partners24 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy23 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAlbert Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi52 schools32 primary, 6 secondary, 5 independent, 8 special, 1 otherPrimaryOak Tree Primary Schoolages 3-11, 638 pupilsright herePrimaryCheadle Hulme Primary Schoolages 4-11, 458 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLaurus Cheadle Hulmeages 11-16, 1,054 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN4.1 miRailway stationCheadle Hulmeunder a mileMetroPeel Hall (Manchester Metrolink)2.4 miBus stationStockport Interchange2.3 miBus stops81 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:40 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,841 residentsin the Cheadle Hulme Orrishmere census areaMedian age 44.13,325 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,673 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C894 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 haOak Meadowpark · under a mileBramall Hall Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 22 haBramall Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haRyecroft Park Sports Clubsports ground · under a mileDiamond Jubilee Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 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 197624 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 Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 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
Broadband99% 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)3,367 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
