Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:41 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,095 residentsin the Kidsgrove East census areaMedian age 49.53,528 households88% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,156 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C780 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksMow Cophill · under a mileBath Poollake · 2.6 miRode Poollake · 2.6 miEdge Hillhill · 1.9 miKnypersley Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miQuarry Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBirchenwood Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 27 haGreenway Bank Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 66 haBathpool Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 93 haChinky Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haLamb Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miThe Academysports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes200 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 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,713 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation245 m804 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 151 to 329 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryGreenmoss Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyWell7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistHorizons Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryCastle Primary Schoolages 3-11, 94 pupilsright herePrimaryWoodcocks' Well CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 99 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKidsgrove Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 394 pupils1.2 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationKidsgrove1.9 miBus stationBus StationCongleton3.8 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST7 postcode district.
