Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:42 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:17 am – 3:53 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C716 mm of rain a year, 17 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)
Nearby landmarksPorter's Hillhill · under a mileGorse Hillhill · under a mileForest Covertforest · 2.8 miPipe Woodwoodland · under a milePeartree Gorsewoodland · under a mileLonglands' Poollake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCannock Chase Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 41 haElmore Parkpark · 2.8 miWolseley Garden Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200221 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202532 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 4.8 · 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
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
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarton Under Needwood Cottage Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryAelfgar Surgery2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistDental Surgery2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryHenry Chadwick Primary Schoolages 3-11, 104 pupils1.4 miAll-throughRugeley John Taylor147 pupils2.2 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX23 miRailway stationRugeley Trent Valley2.2 miBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre2.8 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS15 postcode district.
