Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:40 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:19 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,482 residentsin the Leek East & Upper Hulme census areaMedian age 45.93,207 households66% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright20% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,373 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle53% 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 higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,155 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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)
Nearby landmarksTittesworth Waterlake · under a mileDoxey Poollake · 1.5 miGunhill · 1.1 miForest Woodforest · 2.8 miThe Roacheshill · 2.0 miBlackshawmoor Reservoirswater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCliffe Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 25 haBall Haye Gardenspark · 2.4 mi · 4 haBrough Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 7 haAnzio Campsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202546 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,394 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation214 m702 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 195 to 306 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeek Moorlands Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryPark Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyLeek Pharmacy2.3 miDentistLeek Dental Centre2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBlackshaw Moor CofE First Schoolages 3-9, 67 pupils1.6 miSecondaryChurnet View Middle Schoolages 9-13, 440 pupils2.2 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College11.3 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN18 miRailway stationCongleton7.2 miBus stationBus StationLeek Town Centre2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST13 postcode district.
