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
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°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)
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 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
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 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS15 postcode district.
