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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCH3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:43 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,658 residentsin the Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow census areaMedian age 47.63,646 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,131 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 2°C720 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBarrow Hallhistoric site · under a mileHockenhull Hallhistoric site · 1.4 miBroom Hillhill · under a mileBarrow Hillhill · under a mileAgricola Tower and Castle Wallscastle · 3.9 miHockenhull Plattsbridge · 1.6 miChester Castlecastle · 4.3 miNabs Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVicars Cross Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 42 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.1 miDelamere Forest Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 509 haQueens Road Community Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 3 haChapel Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes171 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197621 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202517 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCountess Of Chester Hospital (Coc NHS Trust)4.6 miGP surgeryDr Rg Sowerby And Partners2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyIan Littler Pharmacy1.2 miDentistTudor House Dental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationCheshire Police - Mickle Trafford Police Station2.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Tarvin, Tarvin1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryTarvin Primary Schoolages 4-11, 230 pupils1.4 miPrimaryGuilden Sutton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.8 miSecondaryChristleton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,382 pupils2.6 miCollegeRiverside College Halton10.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chester4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.1 miRailway stationMouldsworth2.8 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange4.3 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationChester2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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