Chelford

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:33

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Manchester Piccadilly, United Kingdom

• 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

4 reported · August 2026

• Public order2
• Burglary1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Gawsworth and Chelford · Cheshire

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

578 reported road collisions (2025)

170 killed or seriously injured · 696 casualties · 14.5 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

£311,897 average▲ 4.5% YoY

Across Cheshire East · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£985 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

• 1 bed £696
• 2 bed £898
• 3 bed £1,106

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

6,340 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (6.9 km)

7 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK21,219
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,144
• Net moves+5,075

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 231 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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 · 59,906 pupils

125 primary · 23 secondary · 34 other

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

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

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

414 CQC-registered services

• Care homes105
• GP practices72
• Dentists104
• Homecare agencies94
• Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire East

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

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

553 applications decided

85.7% granted · 474 granted, 79 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

22,390 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

2 jobs advertised · £32,382 avg

e.g. Luxury Showroom Sales Advisor, Specialist Physiotherapist

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 52% · Wind 26% · Imports 13% · Gas 7%

30 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

17 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in SK11

• High Street Surgery
• South Park Surgery
• Cumberland House Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tatton:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND494 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules279 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills250 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth206 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately177 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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.

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  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)