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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtSK11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:39 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,191 residentsin the Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest census areaMedian age 53.04,445 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,879 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% go by car, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C951 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRoman Bridge Lakelake · 1.9 miPoynton Poollake · 2.0 miHorse Coppice Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miBollinhurst Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miCage Hillhill · 1.6 miPotters Cloughvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDisley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 46 haMemorial Parkpark · 1.2 miTorkington Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 13 haPoynton Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 13 haArnold Rhodes Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miHag Bank Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 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 197629 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202537 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation172 m564 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 213 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStepping Hill Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryHigh Lane Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHigh Lane Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 2 specialPrimaryHigh Lane Primary Schoolages 3-11, 164 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrookside Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPoynton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,467 pupils2.2 miCollegeAquinas College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.7 miRailway stationMiddlewoodunder a mileBus stationBus StationNew Mills2.8 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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