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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtSK12
Telephone code01625
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:21 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,429 residentsin the Poynton East census areaMedian age 53.12,817 households89% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright2% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,806 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 46% go by car, 8% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C888 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPoynton Poollake · under a mileHazel Grove War Memorialhistoric site · 2.1 miNew Hall, Woodfordhistoric site · 2.2 mimiddlewood waywalk or trail · 1.5 miStyperson Poollake · 2.6 miConwy Castle-Wales, Englandcastle · 3.6 miPotters Cloughvalley · 1.1 miRams Cloughvalley · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPoynton Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haDavenport Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 40 haPoynton Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 4 haTorkington Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 13 haBramall Hall Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 22 haRecreation Ground Allotments and Access Roadallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes208 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 197628 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202539 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 8.2 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,058 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStepping Hill Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryPriorslegh Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationCheadle Heath Police StationStockport4.1 miCash machineCostcutter Redford Drive, Bramhall2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryVernon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 394 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 110 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPoynton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,467 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAquinas College3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Manchester9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN6.5 miRailway stationPoyntonunder a mileBus stationStockport Interchange4.5 miBus stops77 within a mileCar parkVIP Parking ServicesPoynton2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationStockport1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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