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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People7,745 residentsin the Mayfield, Rocester & Bramshall census areaMedian age 49.73,195 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,745 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 7% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C857 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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 · 2.4 miHeempit Gorsewoodland · under a mileWhite's Woodwoodland · under a mileHell Cloughvalley · 2.3 miSmithy Hillhill · 2.6 miJol Poollake · 4.2 miKeeper's Poollake · 4.2 miCroxden Abbeyhistoric site · 5.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes198 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200227 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202522 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,478 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 148 to 197 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryTean Surgery2.7 miPharmacyTean Pharmacy2.7 miDentistThe Avenue Dentistry4.7 miPolice stationStaffordshire PoliceBlythebridge4.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Tean, High Street2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAll Saints' CofE First Schoolages 2-9, 21 pupils1.6 miSecondaryBlythe Bridge High Schoolages 11-18, 1,049 pupils4.3 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College10.1 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationBlythe Bridge4.4 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr5.9 miEV chargingSHELLUttoxeter5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST10 postcode district.
