Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:43 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°C767 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesCrown Meadowpark · under a mile · 3 haStone Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 26 haWestbridge Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haStone Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haLeisure Centresports ground · under a mileTilling Drive Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202519 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongton Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryCumberland House3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWalton Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStone Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryManor Hill First Schoolages 2-9, 260 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPirehill First Schoolages 5-9, 245 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWalton Priory Middle Schoolages 9-13, 542 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStoke-on-Trent College8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationStoneStonefieldunder a mileBus stationbus stationLongton6.4 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST15 postcode district.
