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County or areaStoke on Trent
Postcode districtST3
Telephone code01772
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,980 residentsin the Longton West & Sandford Hill census areaMedian age 40.95,054 households57% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright21% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,868 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 72% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C885 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksParkhall Lakelake · 1.1 miSmith's Poollake · 1.6 miSwingle Hillhill · under a mileBirch Woodwoodland · 1.0 miTrentham Monkey Forestforest · 3.7 miFulford Daledale · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParkhall Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 168 haBerry Hill Fieldspark · 1.0 mi · 229 haQueen's Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haFlorence Sports and Social Clubsports ground · under a mile · 3 haBentilee Parkplaying field · 1.5 miCaverswall Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes204 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200231 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 11 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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)5,425 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLongton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPes@Royles Opticians, Staffs26 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots19 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistLongton Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools22 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 6 specialPrimarySt Gregory's Catholic Academyages 3-11, 461 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGladstone Primary Academyages 3-11, 457 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Thomas More Catholic Academyages 11-18, 1,085 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStoke-on-Trent College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN26 miRailway stationLongtonunder a mileBus stationbus stationLongtonunder a mileBus stops119 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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