Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:41 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:18 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,525 residentsin the Cheadle North, Alton & Kingsley census areaMedian age 49.72,865 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,101 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% 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 higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C965 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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 landmarksWoodhead Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miCotton Dellvalley · 1.4 miLambskin Daledale · 2.5 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileSecret Lakelake · 3.5 miHarston Woodwoodland · under a mileWootton Lodgehistoric site · 4.1 miDimmings Daledale · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesConsall Nature Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 115 haAlton Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes214 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,214 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation222 m728 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 281 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryDr Yates Do Branch2.1 miPharmacyRatcliffe Pharmacy3.1 miDentistMillennium Dentistry3.1 miPolice stationStaffordshire Police - Cheadle Police Station3.1 miCash machinePost OfficeStokeontrent3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 2 specialPrimaryThe Valley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 39 pupils1.6 miPrimarySt Werburgh's CE (A) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 143 pupils1.6 miSecondaryPainsley Catholic Collegeages 11-18, 1,340 pupils3.5 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College10.0 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN27 miRailway stationBlythe Bridge6.4 miBus stationBus StationLeek Town Centre6.5 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationAshbourne8.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST10 postcode district.