Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:41 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:17 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,027 residentsin the Abbots Bromley, Yoxall & Marchington census areaMedian age 50.03,379 households82% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 4,034 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C712 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesMill Greenpark · under a mileTutbury Mill Picnic Areapark · 1.4 miCastle Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miOutwoods Pleasure Groundpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes207 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200230 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202534 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,506 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryHmp Foston Hall4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyGood Life Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Foston Hall1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryHeath Fields Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils1.3 miPrimaryRichard Wakefield CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 255 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe de Ferrers Academyages 11-18, 2,403 pupils4.2 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Derby10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationTutbury & Hatton1.5 miBus stationEgginton RoadHilton3.4 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE6 postcode district.
