Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:42 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,461 residentsin the Smallthorne & Sneyd Green census areaMedian age 38.53,763 households60% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright21% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,926 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 18%, construction 10%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 73% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% 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 6°C, lows 1°C878 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 · 1.0 mi · 47 haSneyd Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haBurslem Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 42 haNorton Cricket Club and Miners Welfare Instituteplaying field · under a mile · 2 haGoals Soccer Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 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 202511 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 10 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 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)3,854 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 196 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySmallthorne Health Centre33 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyGrahams Pharmacy28 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSmallthorne Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi43 schools29 primary, 6 secondary, 2 independent, 6 specialPrimarySmallthorne Primary Academyages 3-11, 241 pupilsright herePrimaryNew Ford Academyages 3-11, 465 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHaywood Academyages 11-19, 1,080 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStoke-on-Trent College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN21 miRailway stationLongport1.9 miBus stationbus stationHanley2.0 miBus stops126 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST6 postcode district.
