Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:41 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:19 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,738 residentsin the Werrington & Wetley Rocks census areaMedian age 50.93,334 households89% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,598 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 69% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C981 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December60 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesConsall Nature Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 115 haParkhall Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 168 haBerry Hill Fieldspark · 3.0 mi · 229 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 200234 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202516 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 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,517 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation259 m850 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 218 to 288 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongton Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryHmp/Yoi Werrington2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyWerrington Pharmacy1.4 miDentistWerrington Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryMoorside High Schoolages 11-16, 766 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 198 pupils1.1 miPrimaryWerrington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 462 pupils1.3 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationLongton3.9 miBus stationbus stationLongton3.9 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST9 postcode district.
