Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:42 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:53 pm
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People11,541 residentsin the Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton census areaMedian age 50.95,128 households81% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,614 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C776 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRode Poollake · 1.0 miLawton Merelake · 1.7 miMow Cophill · 1.7 miShoulder of Mutton Woodwoodland · under a mileMoss Woodwoodland · under a mileCoalpit Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBathpool Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 93 haBirchenwood Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 27 haMilton Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 2 haClough Hall Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 5 haChinky Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haLamb Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes196 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20257 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryGreenmoss Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistButt Lane Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 4 specialPrimaryScholar Green Primary Schoolages 2-11, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodcocks' Well CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 99 pupils1.3 miSecondaryKidsgrove Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 394 pupils1.4 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group6.6 miUniversityUniversity of Keele7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationKidsgrove1.7 miBus stationBus StationCongleton4.0 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST7 postcode district.
