Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:42 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:16 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,410 residentsin the Alrewas, Fradley & King's Bromley census areaMedian age 46.73,464 households80% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,148 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C662 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesThe Mill Streampark · under a mileWhitemoor Lakessports ground · under a mile · 99 haWilliam Key Charity Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miDarnford Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 16 haBranston Water Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 24 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200222 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202539 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,172 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarton Under Needwood Cottage Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryAlrewasright herePharmacyAlrewas Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAlrewas Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryAll Saints Church of England Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 210 pupilsright herePrimarySt Stephen's Primary Schoolages 3-11, 306 pupils1.4 miSecondaryJohn Taylor High Schoolages 11-18, 1,523 pupils2.5 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA19 miRailway stationLichfield Trent Valley3.9 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre4.8 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE13 postcode district.
