Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:42 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:19 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,173 residentsin the Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton census areaMedian age 53.33,114 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,255 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 7°C, lows 1°C849 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksHargreaves Poollake · under a mileBlack Lakelake · 1.1 miHanchurch Poolswater · under a mileTrentham Monkey Forestforest · 1.5 miBeech Daledale · 1.7 miTittensor Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTrentham Park Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 74 haThe Greenpark · 1.4 miLyme Valley Parkwaypark · 2.3 mi · 24 haSt Joseph's College Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 9 haCoronation Gardenspark · 2.4 mi · 2 haRoe Lane Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202513 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,199 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHarplands Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryPes@Heath Optometric LTD, Staffs6 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyWestbury Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistWestbury Park Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryPriory CofE Academyages 3-11, 443 pupils1.5 miSecondaryTrentham Academyages 11-16, 794 pupils1.6 miSecondaryClayton Hall Academyages 11-16, 828 pupils1.7 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Keele3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN27 miRailway stationWedgwoodBarlaston2.7 miBus stationBus StationNewcastle Town Centre3.1 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST4 postcode district.
