Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:42 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:17 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,937 residentsin the Uttoxeter Town census areaMedian age 44.93,077 households69% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,597 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C798 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksBusford Poollake · 1.1 miToot Hillhill · 1.6 miGendall's Coppicewoodland · under a mileNew Poollake · 3.3 miBagot Forestforest · 3.2 miAlder Carrwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUttoxeter Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 31 haBramshall Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 miOldfield Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 3 haVictoria Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197021 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200227 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202527 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,490 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCheadle Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryNorthgate Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCarters Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistWhitecross Dental Care LTD1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryOldfields Hall Middle Schoolages 9-13, 527 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPicknalls First Schoolages 3-9, 334 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWindsor Park CE Middle Schoolages 9-13, 345 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College12.3 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationUttoxeter1.3 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr1.1 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST14 postcode district.
