Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryAlton Surgery1.0 miPharmacyJ C Ratcliffe Pharmacy3.2 miDentistMillennium Dentistry3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Peter's CofE Academy Altonages 5-9, 50 pupils1.2 miIndependentDenstone Collegeages 4-19, 740 pupils1.9 miSecondaryRyecroft CofE Middle Schoolages 9-13, 201 pupils3.1 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College11.7 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationUttoxeter5.4 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr5.1 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST10 postcode district.
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
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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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAlton Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes210 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200232 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202523 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.4 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
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
