Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:43 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:18 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,206 residentsin the Gnosall & Haughton census areaMedian age 52.24,052 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,432 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C745 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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)
Parks and green spacesChurch Eaton Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haRowley Park Pleasure Groundspark · 3.5 miPenkridge Festival Gardenpark · 3.7 miVictoria Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 5 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 5.0 on 2 Apr 199042 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202547 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 6.0 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,015 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryJohn Amery Drive Surgery3.2 miPharmacyWestway Pharmacy3.2 miDentistHillcrest Dental Surgery3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHaughton St Giles CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 111 pupils1.6 miPrimaryChurch Eaton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 63 pupils1.9 miSecondaryKing Edward VI High Schoolages 11-18, 646 pupils3.3 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College4.8 miUniversityHarper Adams University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationPenkridge3.7 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre7.9 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.
