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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People9,287 residentsin the Rugeley South & Brereton census areaMedian age 41.13,921 households69% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,415 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C756 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 spacesCannock Chase Country Parkpark · under a mile · 41 haSt Thomas's Priory Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 45 haRavenhill Parkplaying field · under a mile · 8 haElmore Parkpark · 1.1 miHednesford Hills Commonpark · 3.2 mi · 121 haSt Augustine's Fieldplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200218 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202533 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 8.5 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,106 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCannock Chase Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryBrereton Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBrereton Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSerenity Dental Care1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-throughPrimaryRedbrook Hayes Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 225 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHob Hill CE/Methodist (VC) Primary Schoolages 3-11, 215 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughRugeley John Taylor147 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Staffordshire College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX21 miRailway stationRugeley Townunder a mileBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre1.1 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS15 postcode district.
