Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:42 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:20 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,569 residentsin the Silverdale & Keele census areaMedian age 27.62,426 households63% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright18% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.7% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,824 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 18%, education 14%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C814 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksSpring Poollake · under a mileMadeley Poollake · 2.3 miBlack Bankhill · 1.6 miBirch Woodwoodland · under a mileWerburgh's Woodwoodland · under a mileBoon Hillhill · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSilverdale Community Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 87 haApedale Communitypark · 1.6 mi · 171 haThe Race Course Community Woodlandpark · 1.2 mi · 7 haVictory Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 miBlack Bank Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200233 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202510 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation181 m594 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 138 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Jude's Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryKeele Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt John's CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 155 pupilsright herePrimarySt Luke's CofE (C) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNewcastle Academyages 11-16, 441 pupils1.7 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Keeleunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationLongport3.9 miBus stationBus StationNewcastle Town Centre2.6 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST5 postcode district.
