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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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°C939 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksSecret Lakelake · under a mileWootton Lodgehistoric site · 1.2 miCanada Lakelake · under a mileWeaver Hillshills · under a mileThe Old Manorhistoric site · 3.1 miBeelow Hillhill · 1.3 miDimmingsdale, Altonwalk or trail · 2.0 miBlock Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlton Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202524 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation268 m879 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 369 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryAlton Surgery2.2 miPharmacyJ C Ratcliffe Pharmacy4.8 miDentistMillennium Dentistry4.9 miPolice stationStaffordshire Police - Cheadle Police Station4.9 miCash machinePost OfficeStokeontrent4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThe Faber Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 72 pupils1.3 miPrimaryThe Valley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 39 pupils2.0 miSecondaryRyecroft CofE Middle Schoolages 9-13, 201 pupils3.8 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College12.9 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationUttoxeter7.6 miBus stationBus StationAshbourne5.9 miCar parkAlton Towers Car Park1.4 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationAshbourne5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST10 postcode district.
