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°C812 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 landmarksHeighley Castle (Remains)castle · 1.4 miApedale Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miKeele Hallhistoric site · 2.0 miSpring Poollake · 1.6 miMadeley Poollake · 1.9 miBlack Bankhill · 1.3 miBullthorns Woodwoodland · under a mileHolly Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSilverdale Community Country Parkpark · under a mile · 87 haApedale Communitypark · 1.4 mi · 171 haVictory Fieldsplaying field · under a mileThe Race Course Community Woodlandpark · 1.9 mi · 7 haHalmer End Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes193 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200234 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20258 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 6.5 · 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
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAirs -Bradwell Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySilverdale Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyMillers Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miPolice stationMadeley Police Station, MadeleyCrewe1.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Parade, Silverdale1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryThe Meadows Primary Schoolages 2-11, 107 pupils1.0 miPrimarySt Luke's CofE (C) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupils1.1 miSecondarySir Thomas Boughey Academyages 11-16, 445 pupils1.5 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group2.9 miUniversityUniversity of Keele1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN23 miRailway stationLongport4.1 miBus stationBus StationNewcastle Town Centre3.5 miBus stops28 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeNewcastle1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST5 postcode district.
