Chelford

16°CLight rain shower

• Today: 20° / 14° · 73% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:32

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Stockport Hazel Grove, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▼ 67% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Gawsworth and Chelford · Cheshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

570 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 743 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

10 food businesses within 2 miles

• 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Chelford (0.3 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£303,387 average▲ 5% YoY

Across Cheshire East · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£984 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

• 1 bed £696
• 2 bed £898
• 3 bed £1,105

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.6 times median annual pay (6.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · BP (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (11.8 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Mereside Multi-Storey Car Park (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

398,772 residents in Cheshire East · 342/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 228 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,455 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (21% of 190,830)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

182 schools · 60,238 pupils

124 primary · 23 secondary · 35 other

Ofsted: 61 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

157inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cheshire East

412 CQC-registered services

• Care homes105
• GP practices71
• Dentists104
• Homecare agencies93
• Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire East

• Not in the Green Belt
• 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

548 applications decided

89.1% granted · 488 granted, 60 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Esther McVey

Conservative

Tatton

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Independent coalition

• Lab 28
• Con 32
• LD 1
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 19

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

22,075 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

11 jobs advertised · £28,246 avg

e.g. Joiner, Day Opportunities Support Worker, Adult Residential Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£808 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,202 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 195,088 certificates

9.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

70% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 58% · Imports 17% · Gas 13% · Wind 7%

56 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 66 women · 64.5 men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tatton:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office381 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership323 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s268 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills246 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership217 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Chelford railway station · 0.3 km

  Chelford railway station serves the village of Chelford in Cheshire, England. It is a stop on the Crewe to Manchester Line, sited 14+1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) north of Crewe.

• Chelford rail accident · 0.3 km

  The Chelford rail accident occurred on 22 December 1894 at Chelford railway station. The stationmaster was supervising shunting operations, during which a high-sided wagon was fly-shunted into a siding in strong winds…

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  James Irlam · 0.3 km

  James Irlam & Sons Ltd was a British road haulage company founded in the 1940s by James Irlam. It was owned and run by the Irlam family until its acquisition by rival logistics firm the Stobart Group in April 2008 for…

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  Chelford · 0.4 km

  Chelford is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England; it includes the hamlet of Astle. It lies six miles (10 km) west of Macclesfield and six miles south-east of Knutsford. The village forms part of the Tatton…

• Chelford Manor House · 1.2 km

  Chelford Manor House stands to the southeast of the village of Chelford, Cheshire, England. It dates from the early 17th century. An extension was made to it in 1671, and more alterations and additions were carried o…

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  Astle Hall · 1.3 km

  Astle Hall is a former country house located near Chelford, Cheshire in the North West of England. The hall has been demolished; its parkland and a lodge survive.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)