Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:44 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:18 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,206 residentsin the Gnosall & Haughton census areaMedian age 52.24,052 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,432 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C729 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksChurch Eaton (parish)historic site · 2.5 miNew Covert Poollake · 2.5 miReulemill Poolswater · 1.1 miHaughtondalevalley · 1.5 miAppletree Hillhill · 1.8 miWillowmore Hillhill · 1.9 miBirches Gorsewoodland · under a mileLapley Prioryhistoric site · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChurch Eaton Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haRowley Park Pleasure Groundspark · 3.9 miVictoria Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 5 haFalklands Memorial Gardenspark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes189 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199042 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202546 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,015 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryGnosall2.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.2 miDentistGnosall Dental Practice2.0 miPolice stationStafford Police Station4.7 miCash machineGnosall Service Station2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryHaughton St Giles CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 111 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChurch Eaton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 63 pupils1.4 miSecondaryKing Edward VI High Schoolages 11-18, 646 pupils3.7 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College6.3 miUniversityHarper Adams University9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX29 miRailway stationStafford4.3 miBus stationBus InterchangeNewport6.9 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseStafford4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.
