Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:41 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:18 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,410 residentsin the Cheadle South & Upper Tean census areaMedian age 49.83,591 households87% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,056 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 69% go by car, 5% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C811 mm of rain a year, 20 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)
Nearby landmarksButtermilk Hillhill · 1.7 miBirchendalevalley · 1.6 miToot Hillhill · 1.9 miLeighbank Gorsewoodland · under a mileHell Cloughwoodland · 1.0 miLambskin Daledale · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlton Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes201 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 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: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 110 to 211 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryTean Surgery1.5 miPharmacyTean Pharmacy1.4 miDentistThe Avenue Dentistry3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryHutchinson Memorial CofE First Schoolages 3-9, 48 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Wood Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupils1.2 miSecondaryPainsley Catholic Collegeages 11-18, 1,340 pupils3.0 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College10.6 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA27 miRailway stationBlythe Bridge4.8 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr4.9 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST10 postcode district.
