Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:43 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:21 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,635 residentsin the Nantwich South East & Wybunbury census areaMedian age 44.43,373 households82% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright3% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,530 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C735 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksBalterley Merelake · 2.1 miBlack Merelake · 2.3 miHunter's Hillhill · 1.5 miWhispey Hillhill · 2.2 miBurrow Coppicewoodland · under a mileMilldalevalley · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWychwood Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 111 haShavington Parkplaying field · under a mileMike Heywood Greenpark · 2.3 miValley Parkpark · 2.7 miQueen's Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 16 haGresty Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes183 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20254 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,589 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeighton Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryRope Green Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistCheshire Dental Centre2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryShavington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 477 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWeston Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 224 pupils1.2 miSecondaryShavington Academyages 11-16, 934 pupils1.4 miCollegeCheshire College - South & West2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Keele7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationCrewe2.2 miBus stationBus StationCrewe2.9 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW2 postcode district.
