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Sandbach Services

M6 J16–17 · Roadchef
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📊 How busy is the M6?

The M6 carries up to 187,521 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch (J20–J21), including 23,492 HGVs — the 2nd busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.

187,521
🚗 vehicles a day · J20–J21
23,492
🚛 lorries a day
2025
📅 DfT count year
12.5% HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25 212,636
M6 187,521
M56 179,634
M1 162,446
M8 158,065
M4 156,491
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RoadBusiest stretchVehicles/dayHGVs/dayHGV share
M25 near J14 212,636 14,853 7%
M6 ◀ J20–J21 187,521 23,492 12.5%
M56 J3–J4 179,634 7,547 4.2%
M1 near J9 162,446 19,151 11.8%
M8 J16–J17 158,065 7,214 4.6%
M4 near J4 156,491 6,249 4%
Source: Department for Transport road traffic statistics, average annual daily flows 2025. Official counts, updated yearly.

🍔 Food & Shopping

Food & Drink

CostaMcDonald'sGreggs

Shops

WHSmith

🔋 EV Charging (6 bays)

GRIDSERVE
6 bays

⛽ Fuel & Accommodation

⛽ Shell

🚻 Facilities

🚻 Toilets 🍼 Baby Change ♿ Accessible 📶 Free WiFi 🏧 ATM 🚿 Showers 🐕 Dog Area

📍 What's Near Sandbach Services (6 places)

🏙️
Sandbach
1 mi ↑ E · tap for map
🏙️
Middlewich
3 mi ↑ NW · tap for map
🏙️
Crewe
5 mi ↑ SW · tap for map
🎭
Jodrell Bank
8 mi ↑ NE · tap for map

🎭 Culture & Museums

🏰 Landmarks & Stately Homes

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ℹ️ Service Information

📍 J16–17 📮 CW11 4SA 📅 Opened 1967 🅿️ 400 car spaces 🧭 53.1465, -2.368

🅿️ Nearby Services

Knutsford Services

M6 J18–19 · Moto · 11.1 miles

Keele Services

M6 J15–16 · Welcome Break · 13.4 miles

Lymm Services

M6/M56 M6 J20 · Moto · 16.5 miles

Chester Services

M56 J14 · Roadchef · 17.5 miles

Burtonwood Services

M62 J8–9 · Welcome Break · 22.3 miles

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📋 About Sandbach Services

Roadchef services in Cheshire. Convenient for Manchester-bound or continuing north.

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