Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:44 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:22 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,834 residentsin the Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury census areaMedian age 53.54,634 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,960 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% walk or cycle33% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C740 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 landmarksHarthill Poollake · 1.6 miBickerton Hillhill · under a mileLarkton Hillhill · under a mileChapel Merelake · 2.1 miPeckforton Hillshills · 2.2 miHarthill Coombsvalley · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202514 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 195 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTarporley War Memorial Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryLaurel Bank Surgery3.8 miPharmacyWell3.7 miDentistMalpas Dental Surgery3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishop Heber High Schoolages 11-18, 1,293 pupils3.0 miCollegeReaseheath College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL19 miRailway stationWrenbury6.8 miBus stationBus StationNantwich9.0 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY14 postcode district.
