Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,319 residentsin the Amington census areaMedian age 40.33,388 households71% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright18% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,066 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, manufacturing 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C667 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesPooley Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 59 haHodge Lane Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 5 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 37 haMacGregor Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miBelgrave Sports Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 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 202546 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 8.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,819 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryTri-Links Medical Practice16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMiss S Khan1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryLandau Forte Academy Greenacresages 4-11, 347 pupilsright herePrimaryFlorendine Primary Schoolages 4-11, 267 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLandau Forte Academy, Amingtonages 11-16, 892 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College11.3 miUniversityAston University14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX13 miRailway stationTamworth High Level1.4 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone6.0 miBus stops70 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B77 postcode district.
