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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtST5
Telephone code01782
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:43 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:20 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,933 residentsin the Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate census areaMedian age 53.52,995 households83% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,361 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C816 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksWhitmore Hallhistoric site · under a mileChapel and Hill Chorltonhistoric site · 1.7 miMaer Poollake · 2.1 miNew Poollake · 2.9 miBerry Hillhill · 1.7 miHeighley Castle (Remains)castle · 4.2 miRed Hillhill · 1.8 miMaer Hillshills · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhitmore Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileSilverdale Community Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 87 haLyme Valley Parkwaypark · 3.4 mi · 24 haThe Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes191 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,352 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHarplands Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryDr Oleshko Cg Branch1.2 miPharmacyWell2.5 miDentistWestbury Park Dental Practice2.7 miPolice stationMadeley Police Station, MadeleyCrewe3.4 miCash machineKeele SOUTH (Welcome Break) - POD, Keele1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBaldwins Gate CofE(VC) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 188 pupils1.1 miSecondaryNewcastle Academyages 11-16, 441 pupils3.0 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Keele2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN26 miRailway stationWedgwoodBarlaston4.8 miBus stationBus StationNewcastle Town Centre3.9 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingGridserveKeele1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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