Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:42 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:18 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,410 residentsin the Cheadle South & Upper Tean census areaMedian age 49.83,591 households87% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,056 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 69% go by car, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C907 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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)
Parks and green spacesMemorial Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200230 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202521 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 190 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryTean Surgeryright herePharmacyTean Pharmacyright hereDentistThe Avenue Dentistry2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Thomas' Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsright herePrimaryGreat Wood Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPainsley Catholic Collegeages 11-18, 1,340 pupils1.9 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College9.2 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationBlythe Bridge3.5 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr6.3 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST10 postcode district.
