Local servicesHospitalAirs -Bradwell Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryAudley Health Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAudley Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryRavensmead Primary Schoolages 3-11, 317 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWood Lane Primary Schoolages 3-11, 48 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir Thomas Boughey Academyages 11-16, 445 pupils1.3 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Keele3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN20 miRailway stationAlsager2.7 miBus stationBus StationNewcastle Town Centre3.9 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST7 postcode district.
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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People8,326 residentsin the Audley & Bignall End census areaMedian age 47.73,698 households75% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,084 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C786 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksBoon Hillhill · under a mileBath Poollake · 2.1 miBignall Hillhill · under a mileThe Merelake · 3.1 miMill Daledale · 2.5 miOldhill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesApedale Communitypark · 1.2 mi · 171 haBathpool Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 93 haSilverdale Community Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 87 haAudley Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200236 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband5.0% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,870 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 118 to 230 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
