Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:41 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:19 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,738 residentsin the Werrington & Wetley Rocks census areaMedian age 50.93,334 households89% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,598 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 69% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C980 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksDovedale Stepping Stoneshistoric site · under a mileHulton Abbeyhistoric site · 1.6 miParkhall Lakelake · 2.3 miStanley Poollake · 2.7 miKerry Hillhill · 1.4 miWestwood Hillhill · 1.9 miBrookhouse Woodwoodland · 1.2 miThe Dinglevalley · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParkhall Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 168 haBerry Hill Fieldspark · 1.9 mi · 229 haHulton Abbey Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 11 haBentilee Parkplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200234 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202515 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,517 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation260 m853 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 199 to 275 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongton Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryHmp/Yoi Werrington5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWerrington Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Werringtonunder a milePolice stationLongton Police StationStoke-on-Trent3.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Washerwall Lane, Werringtonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryWerrington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 462 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMoorside High Schoolages 11-16, 766 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMaple Court Academyages 3-11, 431 pupils1.6 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN24 miRailway stationLongton3.1 miBus stationbus stationLongton3.1 miBus stops16 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseStoke-On-Trent3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST9 postcode district.
