Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:42 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:17 am – 3:53 pm
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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°C740 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 10 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)
Nearby landmarksBlithfield Hallhistoric site · under a mileBishton Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miSt Stephens Hillhill · under a mileBlithfield Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miSwan Lakelake · 2.4 miTemple Lakelake · 2.5 miFinners Hillhill · 1.5 miBagot Forestforest · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWolseley Garden Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 3 haElmore Parkpark · 3.2 miMillenium Greenpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200221 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202530 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryAbbots Bromley Surgery2.1 miPharmacyNorthwood Pharmacy2.8 miDentistAvondale House Dental Practice3.0 miPolice stationRugeley Police Station3.1 miCash machineFernwood Convenience Store2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThe St. Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 88 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Hart Schoolages 11-18, 1,157 pupils3.4 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA25 miRailway stationRugeley Trent Valley2.5 miBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre3.3 miCar parkRugeley Trent Valley Station Car Park2.5 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationStafford2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS15 postcode district.
