Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:42 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:19 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,571 residentsin the Baddley & Milton census areaMedian age 47.14,225 households81% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,616 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, construction 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 74% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C975 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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 spacesWhitfield Valley Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 57 haCentral Forest Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 47 haSneyd Hill Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 16 haEasters Gardens and Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBurslem Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 42 haGoals Soccer Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haSource: 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 200236 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202512 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 9.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryMillrise Medical Practice23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMilton Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmallthorne Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools24 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 6 special, 1 otherSecondaryThe Excel Academyages 11-16, 1,184 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMilton Primary Academyages 3-11, 404 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorton-Le-Moors Primary Academyages 3-11, 233 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStoke-on-Trent College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationLongport2.8 miBus stationbus stationHanley2.1 miBus stops101 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST2 postcode district.
