Leek

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 17° / 9° · 89% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:33

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom

152 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences70
• Anti-social behaviour40
• Public order12
• Other theft9

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Leek Town · Staffordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

134 reported road collisions (2024)

46 killed or seriously injured · 184 casualties · 14 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

188 food businesses within 2 miles

• 166 rated 4–5 ★ (152 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Leek (Churnet Valley) (1.3 km)
• 54 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£227,875 average▲ 9.4% YoY

Across Staffordshire Moorlands · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£724 average monthly rent▲ 7.3% YoY

• 1 bed £524
• 2 bed £681
• 3 bed £861

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (6.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Jet (12 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

3 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Morrisons Leek (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches26
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

95,845 residents in Staffordshire Moorlands · 166/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 204 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,338 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (24% of 45,160)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

68 schools · 14,402 pupils

42 primary · 8 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Staffordshire Moorlands

842 CQC-registered services

• Care homes273
• GP practices129
• Dentists179
• Homecare agencies178
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 131 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

81 applications decided

69.1% granted · 56 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dame Karen Bradley

Conservative

Staffordshire Moorlands

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 20
• Con 22
• LD 1
• Grn 2
• Ref 1
• Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés30

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,535 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

135 jobs advertised · £38,389 avg

e.g. Lecturer in Carpentry & Joinery, Maintenance Engineer Contract, Graduate Teaching Assistant - Leek

Source: Adzuna

£770 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,399 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

30% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 41,004 certificates

17.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

98% low-carbon electricity

Wind 66% · Solar 16% · Nuclear 15% · Gas 2%

9 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Staffordshire Moorlands:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills572 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office383 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership282 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership261 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s213 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Nicholson War Memorial · 0.2 km

  The Nicholson War Memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, England is a 1925 war memorial. It was commissioned by local manufacturer Sir Arthur Nicholson and his wife Lady Marianne, née Falkner, in memory of their son Lieuten…

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  All Saints' Church, Leek · 0.3 km

  All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed by Norman Shaw, and built in 1885–1887; the church has stained glass by Morris & Co.

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  Leek, Staffordshire · 0.3 km

  Leek is a market town and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands District of Staffordshire, England. The town lies on the River Churnet, 10 miles (16 km) north east of Stoke-on-Trent. In 2021, it had a population…

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  Nicholson Institute, Leek · 0.3 km

  The Nicholson Institute, housing the Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery, is a historic building on Stockwell Street in Leek, Staffordshire, England. It was built in 1884 to contain a museum, art gallery and public libra…

• Buxton & Leek College · 0.4 km

  Before demerging in July 2025, Buxton & Leek College was a college of Further and Higher Education operating at the campuses and facilities in Buxton, Derbyshire, Leek, Staffordshire and Derby, Derbyshire. The college…

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  Staffordshire Moorlands · 0.4 km

  Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Leek, the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Biddulph and Cheadle, along with a l…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)