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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtSK11
Telephone code01260
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:41 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:20 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,241 residentsin the Biddulph Moor & Rudyard census areaMedian age 53.73,190 households90% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright2% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,423 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C959 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°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 landmarksRed Poollake · under a mileSwythamley Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miScar Poollake · 2.4 miFadge Cloughvalley · under a mileFair Edge Hillhill · 1.1 miBiddulph Old Hallhistoric site · 3.1 miRudyard Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miWillott's Hillhill · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCliffe Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 25 haMadrenaline Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haBiddulph Grange Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 29 haTimbersbrook Picnic Areapark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes211 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,287 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 137 to 257 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryBiddulph Drug Misuse4.5 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy3.4 miDentistHorizons Dental Practice4.5 miPolice stationBiddulph Police StationStoke-on-Trent4.5 miCash machineMFG - Biddulph (attack reinstall)3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRushton CofE First Schoolages 3-9, 47 pupilsright hereSecondaryWoodhouse Academyages 9-13, 402 pupils3.7 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College10.7 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN15 miRailway stationCongleton4.1 miBus stationBus StationLeek Town Centre4.9 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingCongleton Leisure Centre 14.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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