Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:41 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,241 residentsin the Biddulph Moor & Rudyard census areaMedian age 53.73,190 households90% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright2% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,423 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C937 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksBailey's Hillhill · under a mileHigh Benthill · under a mileRudyard Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miKnypersley Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miRed Poollake · 3.4 miDexter Daledale · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBiddulph Grange Country Parkpark · under a mile · 29 haGreenway Bank Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 66 haCliffe Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 25 haThe Academysports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202512 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,287 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation301 m988 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 204 to 337 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryBiddulph Drug Misuse4 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBiddulph Dental Care1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryMoor First Schoolages 2-9, 58 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOxhey First Schoolages 3-9, 241 pupils1.1 miSecondaryWoodhouse Academyages 9-13, 402 pupils1.2 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College7.8 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationCongleton3.4 miBus stationBus StationCongleton4.2 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST8 postcode district.
