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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtST8
Telephone code01543
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 –
People6,239 residentsin the Biddulph North & Brownlees census areaMedian age 54.92,851 households87% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,789 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C785 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksRamsdell Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miBiddulph Old Hallhistoric site · 2.6 miKnypersley Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miTinker's Cloughvalley · 1.0 miThe Serpentinewater · 1.0 miMow Cophill · 1.5 miRobin Hillhill · 1.5 miBath Poollake · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreenway Bank Country Parkpark · under a mile · 66 haChatterley Whitfield Heritage Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 62 haBiddulph Grange Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 29 haThe Academysports ground · under a mileChinky Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.9 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,945 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 173 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHaywood Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBiddulph Drug Misuse5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBiddulph Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBiddulph Dental Careunder a milePolice stationStaffordshire Police - Biddulph Police Postunder a mileCash machineMFG - Biddulph (attack reinstall)1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryKnypersley First Schoolages 3-9, 312 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJames Bateman Middle Schoolages 9-13, 373 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBiddulph High Schoolages 13-18, 746 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStoke-on-Trent College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationKidsgrove2.9 miBus stationBus StationCongleton4.3 miBus stops65 within a mileCar parkGreenway Bank Car ParkBrown Edge1.0 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeStoke-On-Trent2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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