Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:42 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:19 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,647 residentsin the Townsend & Eaton Park census areaMedian age 45.43,875 households65% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright21% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,715 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 18%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 74% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C973 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesBerry Hill Fieldspark · under a mile · 229 haHulton Abbey Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haHeath House Lane Open Spacepark · under a mile · 9 haBucknall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haAbbey Unitedplaying field · 1.2 mi · 2 haGoals Soccer Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 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 202513 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 8.5 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 218 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryPotteries Medical Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBucknall Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBucknall Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryKingsland CofE Academyages 2-11, 477 pupilsright herePrimarySt Maria Goretti Catholic Academyages 3-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBirches Head Academyages 11-16, 925 pupils1.3 miCollegeStoke-on-Trent College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN23 miRailway stationStoke-on-TrentStoke-upon-Trent2.3 miBus stationbus stationHanley1.7 miBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST2 postcode district.
