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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtST15
Telephone code01856
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:42 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:19 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,173 residentsin the Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton census areaMedian age 53.33,114 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,255 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C930 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFulford Daledale · 1.3 miParkhall Lakelake · 3.0 miWash Daledale · 2.0 miTrentham Lakelake · 3.5 miNew Forestforest · 3.4 miMill Pondpond · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen's Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 18 haStoke on Trent Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenpark · 1.7 miModdershall Oakssports ground · under a mile · 5 haParkhall Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 168 haModdershall Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202517 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,199 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation201 m659 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 162 to 253 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongton Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryMeir Park & Weston Coyney Medical Pract1.4 miPharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistMeir Health Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Matthews Church of England Academyages 3-11, 68 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMeir Heath Academyages 4-11, 273 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Meridian Academyages 11-16, 1,015 pupils1.5 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN28 miRailway stationBarlaston2.2 miBus stationbus stationLongton2.9 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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