Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:41 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,241 residentsin the Biddulph Moor & Rudyard census areaMedian age 53.73,190 households90% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright2% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,423 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 6°C, lows 1°C1,020 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 spacesCliffe Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 25 haLadderedgepark · 2.1 mi · 36 haBiddulph Grange Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes209 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202550 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,287 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 237 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeek Moorlands Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryPark Medical Centre2.9 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy2.2 miDentistSt Edward Street Dental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHorton St Michael's CofE First Schoolages 5-9, 54 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWestwood Collegeages 13-18, 735 pupils1.7 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College8.0 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN18 miRailway stationCongleton5.2 miBus stationBus StationLeek Town Centre2.9 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST13 postcode district.
