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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtSY14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:44 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:22 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,774 residentsin the Churton, Farndon & Malpas census areaMedian age 48.04,171 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C763 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 9 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: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°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 landmarksChorlton Hall, Malpashistoric site · 1.9 miOverton Hall, Cheshirehistoric site · 2.0 miStockton Dinglevalley · under a mileCroxton Poollake · 2.9 miMill Damwater · 1.4 miMalpas Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miKidruffin Woodwoodland · under a mileOat Hillhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMalpas and District Sports Clubsports ground · 1.4 mi · 3 haJubilee Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199040 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,408 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryLaurel Bank Surgery1.7 miPharmacyWell1.7 miDentistMalpas Dental Surgery1.8 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Whitchurch Police Station5.3 miCash machineBarclays BankWrexham4.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBorderbrook School12 pupils1.5 miPrimaryMalpas Alport Endowed Primary Schoolages 2-11, 261 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBishop Heber High Schoolages 11-18, 1,293 pupils2.4 miCollegeReaseheath College12.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chester14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL23 miRailway stationWhitchurch (Shrops)5.5 miBus stationWrexham Bus Station 79.0 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal29 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationWhitchurch4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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