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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtWA4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:42 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:23 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,447 residentsin the Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley census areaMedian age 54.32,804 households87% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,040 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C788 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksCogshall Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miDaresbury Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miGreen Hillhill · 1.0 miTown Pitpond · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileBudworth Merelake · 3.3 miAppleton Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miForge Poollake · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAntrobus Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 38 haMarbury Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 320 haWalton Hall Gardenspark · 2.8 mi · 16 haDudlows Green Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197615 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202516 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Cheshire Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryStretton Medical Centre1.4 miPharmacyWell2.3 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Thorncross2.4 miPolice stationStockton Heath Police StationWarrington3.5 miCash machineTRSA Welcome Break - Whitley, Lower Whitley2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWhitley Village Schoolages 4-11, 77 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStretton St Matthew's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBridgewater High Schoolages 11-16, 1,683 pupils3.0 miCollegeWarrington and Vale Royal College6.1 miUniversityLiverpool Hope University14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL11 miRailway stationRuncorn EastNorton3.8 miBus stationWarrington Bus Interchange Stand B5.0 miFerryGerry Marsden Ferry TerminalLiverpool18 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationWarrington1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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