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County or areaStoke on Trent
Postcode districtST8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:41 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,845 residentsin the Great Chell & Packmoor census areaMedian age 45.43,355 households70% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright19% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,548 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 76% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C786 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKnypersley Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miChatterley Whitfield Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Serpentinewater · 1.0 miBath Poollake · 2.8 miTinker's Cloughvalley · 1.2 miMarshes Hillhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChatterley Whitfield Heritage Country Parkpark · under a mile · 62 haGreenway Bank Country Parkpark · under a mile · 66 haWhitfield Valley Local Nature Reservepark · 1.7 mi · 57 haBurslem Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 42 haSprink Bank Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 8 haWhitfield Valley Centresports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes205 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202510 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation171 m561 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 154 to 222 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryTunstall Primary Care - Packmoor Branch8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPackmoor Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBiddulph Dental Care1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryPackmoor Ormiston Academyages 3-11, 432 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitfield Valley Primary Academyages 3-11, 474 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBiddulph High Schoolages 13-18, 746 pupils1.3 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN19 miRailway stationKidsgrove2.6 miBus stationbus stationHanley4.6 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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