Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:43 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:17 am – 3:54 pm
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People10,921 residentsin the Penkridge & Acton Trussell census areaMedian age 48.64,699 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,255 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C710 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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 landmarksSpringslade Poollake · under a mileCressel Poollake · 1.7 miSycamore Hillhill · 1.0 miSladevalley · under a mileTar Hillhill · 1.1 miOldacre Valleyvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCannock Chase Country Parkpark · under a mile · 887 haBrocton Hall Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 47 haLittleton Leisure Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 10 haPenkridge Festival Gardenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes151 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202529 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,111 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation116 m381 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryWeeping Cross Health Centre2.3 miPharmacyWildwood Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAll Saints CofE Primary School, Bednallages 2-11, 42 pupilsright herePrimaryOakridge Primary Schoolages 3-11, 216 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWalton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,262 pupils1.9 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX25 miRailway stationPenkridge3.3 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre4.9 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST17 postcode district.
