Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:42 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,638 residentsin the Kidsgrove West census areaMedian age 42.73,820 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright23% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,963 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C779 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksBath Poollake · under a mileCoalpit Hillhill · under a mileBignall Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Merelake · 2.7 miTarget Woodwoodland · under a mileBathpool Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBathpool Parkpark · under a mile · 93 haBirchenwood Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 27 haApedale Communitypark · 2.3 mi · 171 haClough Hall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haKidsgrove Sports Centresports ground · 1.0 miLamb Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes198 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 20257 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 7.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,063 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation181 m594 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAirs -Bradwell Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryTalke Pits Clinic8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTalke Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistButt Lane Dental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools15 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySpringhead Primary Schoolages 3-11, 214 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Saviour's CofE Academyages 3-11, 162 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe King's CofE Academyages 11-18, 732 pupils1.1 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Keele4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationKidsgrove1.2 miBus stationBus StationNewcastle Town Centre4.5 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST7 postcode district.
