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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtSK17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:40 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:19 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,218 residentsin the Ipstones, Warslow & Hamps Valley census areaMedian age 53.62,265 households81% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,610 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle34% 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 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,143 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlake Merelake · 1.7 miRevidgehill · 1.5 miMiddle Hillshills · 2.5 miTittesworth Waterlake · 3.8 miBlackshawmoor Reservoirswater · 2.4 miEcton Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBirch Gardenspark · 4.2 miBrough Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 7 haBall Haye Gardenspark · 4.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes221 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 5.8 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation326 m1,070 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 252 to 424 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeek Moorlands Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryDr J Greig & Partners4.4 miPharmacyLeek Pharmacy3.8 miDentistLeek Dental Centre4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryManifold Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 38 pupils1.8 miSecondaryChurnet View Middle Schoolages 9-13, 440 pupils4.0 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College13.5 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationBuxton9.1 miBus stationBus StationLeek Town Centre4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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