Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:43 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:20 am – 3:54 pm
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People5,168 residentsin the Madeley & Betley census areaMedian age 50.52,324 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,384 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 14%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% 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 higher18% 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 1°C821 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksHeighley Castle (Remains)castle · 2.7 miMadeley Poollake · 1.7 miCheckley Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miPartons Poollake · 2.7 miDoddington Hall, Cheshirehistoric site · 3.3 miMaer Hillshills · 2.5 miPrince Hillhill · 2.2 miBeech Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOnneley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 31 haWoore Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.4 miMadeley Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSilverdale Community Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 87 haPodmore Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes186 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20259 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,480 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWoore Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 81 pupils1.4 miPrimarySir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 143 pupils1.6 miSecondaryMadeley High Schoolages 11-16, 779 pupils1.8 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Keele4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN26 miRailway stationLongport7.6 miBus stationBus StationNewcastle Town Centre6.4 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationNantwich1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CW3 postcode district.
