Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:43 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:19 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,194 residentsin the Eccleshall & Yarnfield census areaMedian age 48.83,947 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,545 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C766 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 spacesThe Greenpark · within reach · 3 haWellbeing Parkplaying field · under a mile · 8 haStone Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 26 haCrown Meadowpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haWalton Heathplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes192 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202518 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,066 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt George's Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryHmp/Yoi Drake Hall1.9 miPharmacyWalton Pharmacy2.1 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Drake Hall1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySpringfields First Schoolages 3-9, 138 pupilsunder a milePrimaryManor Hill First Schoolages 2-9, 260 pupils1.8 miSecondaryWalton Priory Middle Schoolages 9-13, 542 pupils2.1 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College8.6 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN32 miRailway stationNorton Bridge1.7 miBus stationbus stationLongton7.4 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST15 postcode district.
