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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People8,095 residentsin the Kidsgrove East census areaMedian age 49.53,528 households88% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,156 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C785 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesBirchenwood Country Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haGreenway Bank Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 66 haChatterley Whitfield Heritage Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 62 haChinky Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haLamb Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miClough Hall Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 5 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 200239 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20259 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,713 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation223 m732 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 173 to 249 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryTunstall Primary Care - Packmoor Branch10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPackmoor Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKidsgrove Dental Surgery1.5 miPolice stationStaffordshire Police - Biddulph Police Post1.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Whitehill, Whitehillunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryThursfield Primary Schoolages 2-11, 315 pupilsright herePrimaryCastle Primary Schoolages 3-11, 94 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKidsgrove Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 394 pupils1.1 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN18 miRailway stationKidsgrove1.7 miBus stationBus StationCongleton4.6 miBus stops69 within a mileCar parkGreenway Bank Car ParkBrown Edge1.7 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeStoke-On-Trent1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST7 postcode district.
