Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:42 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:17 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,791 residentsin the Armitage & Colton census areaMedian age 44.73,774 households75% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,387 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C749 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesSt Thomas's Priory Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 45 haCannock Chase Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 41 haRavenhill Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 8 haElmore Parkpark · 2.5 miNunswell Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes147 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200218 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202534 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,921 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSamuel Johnson Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryIbrahim Branch2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 all-through, 1 specialPrimaryThe Croft Primary Schoolages 4-11, 165 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 103 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughRugeley John Taylor147 pupils1.4 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College10.0 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX21 miRailway stationRugeley Town2.3 miBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre2.4 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS15 postcode district.
