Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:41 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:18 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,525 residentsin the Cheadle North, Alton & Kingsley census areaMedian age 49.72,865 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,101 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C963 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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 landmarksWoodhead Hallhistoric site · 1.6 miDimmings Daledale · under a mileDimmingsdale, Altonwalk or trail · 1.2 miWootton Lodgehistoric site · 2.8 miBeelow Hillhill · under a mileSecret Lakelake · 2.3 miLambskin Daledale · 1.4 miFishponds Hollow Lakelake · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlton Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 15 haConsall Nature Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 115 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes212 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200234 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: 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,214 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 222 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryAlton Surgery2.1 miPharmacyJ C Ratcliffe Pharmacy2.7 miDentistMillennium Dentistry2.7 miPolice stationStaffordshire Police - Cheadle Police Station2.7 miCash machinePost OfficeStokeontrent2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThe Valley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 39 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Faber Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 72 pupils1.1 miSecondaryPainsley Catholic Collegeages 11-18, 1,340 pupils3.0 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College10.8 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA28 miRailway stationBlythe Bridge6.3 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr7.3 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkAlton Towers Car Park2.0 miEV chargingSHELLUttoxeter6.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST10 postcode district.
