Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,234 residentsin the Fazeley, Mile Oak & Drayton Basset census areaMedian age 41.72,830 households67% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,286 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C666 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)
Nearby landmarksOld Mill Poollake · under a mileMiddleton Poollake · 2.7 miHints Hillhill · 2.0 miDost Hillhill · 2.2 miDosthill Granite Quarrywater · 2.0 miSeventeen Acre Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTameside Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 19 haWigginton Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 21 haDrayton Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 37 haCoton Green Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haMacGregor Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200220 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202545 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 8.9 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,005 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryTamworth Locality Network13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRiverside Dental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools18 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryLongwood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 157 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDunstall Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 95 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLandau Forte Academy, QEMSages 11-16, 1,029 pupils1.6 miCollegeWalsall College11.5 miUniversityAston University11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationWilnecote (Staffs)1.6 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre6.3 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B78 postcode district.
