Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:42 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:19 am – 3:54 pm
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People11,081 residentsin the Stone Town census areaMedian age 44.75,104 households64% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright17% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,356 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C809 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksWash Daledale · 1.2 miJol Poollake · 3.1 miCoppice Woodwoodland · under a mileLime Kiln Basindock · under a milePire Hillhill · 2.2 miYarnfield Brook (West)river · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrown Meadowpark · under a mile · 3 haStonefield Parkplaying field · under a mileStone Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 26 haWestbridge Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haLeisure Centresports ground · under a mileTilling Drive Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes196 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202518 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)5,710 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongton Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryPes@Peter Bowers Optometrist, Staffs3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBirchill & Watson Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRegency House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryChrist Church Academyages 9-13, 540 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAlleyne's Academyages 13-18, 846 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChrist Church CofE First Schoolages 5-9, 120 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStoke-on-Trent College7.6 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN31 miRailway stationStoneStonefieldunder a mileBus stationbus stationLongton5.6 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST15 postcode district.
