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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtST10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:41 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:18 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,525 residentsin the Cheadle North, Alton & Kingsley census areaMedian age 49.72,865 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,101 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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 6°C, lows 1°C910 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCroxden Abbeyhistoric site · 1.6 miWootton Lodgehistoric site · 1.7 miBrookleys Lakelake · 1.4 miFishponds Hollow Lakelake · 1.5 miToot Hillhill · under a mileDimmingsdale, Altonwalk or trail · under a mileChurnet Valleyvalley · under a mileBarbary Guttervalley · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlton Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200233 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202524 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,214 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryAlton Surgeryright herePharmacyJ C Ratcliffe Pharmacy3.9 miDentistMillennium Dentistry4.0 miPolice stationStaffordshire Police - Cheadle Police Station4.0 miCash machinePost OfficeStokeontrent3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Peter's CofE Academy Altonages 5-9, 50 pupilsright hereIndependentDenstone Collegeages 4-19, 740 pupils1.6 miSecondaryRyecroft CofE Middle Schoolages 9-13, 201 pupils2.6 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College12.4 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationUttoxeter5.7 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr5.4 miBus stops11 within a mileCar parkAlton Towers Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingSHELLUttoxeter4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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