Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:42 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:18 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,118 residentsin the Little Stoke & Milwich census areaMedian age 50.03,474 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,963 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C923 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 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 landmarksNew Forestforest · under a mileJol Poollake · 2.1 miBrick-Kiln Poolswater · under a mileFulford Daledale · 2.3 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileSmithy Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesModdershall Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 5 haCrown Meadowpark · 2.9 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200226 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202520 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,515 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation172 m564 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 142 to 217 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongton Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryMansion House2.8 miPharmacyStone Pharmacy2.8 miDentistDental Surgery2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFulford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupils1.8 miSecondaryAlleyne's Academyages 13-18, 846 pupils2.6 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationStoneStonefield3.2 miBus stationbus stationLongton6.0 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST15 postcode district.
