The area is on the edge of the Moorlands and has excellent road links to Stoke-on-Trent and Derbyshire. It is mainly residential with some small businesses and has three schools and good neighbourhood facilities including a library.

Caverswall is a village and parish, to the south east of Stoke-on-Trent. It is built near the source of the River Blithe. Traditional village features include a set of stocks in the middle of the square. Dilhorne is an ancient parish and village three miles from Cheadle town centre.