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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtSK12
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 –
People5,785 residentsin the High Lane census areaMedian age 55.72,548 households90% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright3% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,460 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 9% 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 landmarksThe Cagehistoric site · 1.6 miMarple Junctionhistoric site · 2.1 miPoynton Poollake · 1.8 miRoman Bridge Lakelake · 2.0 mimiddlewood waywalk or trail · 1.3 miHorse Coppice Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miBollinhurst Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miPotters Cloughvalley · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDisley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 46 haMemorial Parkpark · 1.2 miPoynton Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 13 haTorkington Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 13 haArnold Rhodes Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 miHag Bank Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,641 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 211 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStepping Hill Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryHigh Lane Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHigh Lane Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationNew Mills Police StationHigh Peak2.8 miCash machinePayzoneStockport1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 2 specialPrimaryBrookside Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHigh Lane Primary Schoolages 3-11, 164 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPoynton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,467 pupils2.1 miCollegeAquinas College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN8.6 miRailway stationMiddlewoodunder a mileBus stationBus StationNew Mills2.9 miBus stops35 within a mileCar parkHigh Lane Park Car ParkStockportunder a mileEV chargingSainsburys High Lane2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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