Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:41 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:16 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,470 residentsin the Burton Shobnall census areaMedian age 33.63,326 households45% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright16% social rented, 38% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,908 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 22% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C728 mm of rain a year, 17 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 landmarksTrent Bridge, Burton Upon Trenthistoric site · 1.0 miSinai Park House Trusthistoric site · 1.0 miOutwoods Hillshill · under a mileAndresey Bridgebridge · under a mileBretby Castlecastle · 3.4 miMill Streamriver · 1.6 miSt Modwen's Holewater · under a mileSaint Peter's Bridgebridge · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOutwoods Pleasure Groundpark · under a mileShobnall Leisure Complexsports ground · under a mile · 29 haStapenhill Gardenspark · 1.3 miBranston Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 64 haBranston Water Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 24 haOx Hay Pleasure Groundplaying field · under a mile · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202538 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 10 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)3,605 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGordon Street Surgery16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWaterloo Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCross Street Clinicunder a milePolice stationBurton Police StationBurton upon Trentunder a mileCash machineFonelink3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools21 primary, 6 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryGrange Schoolages 3-7, 168 pupilsunder a milePrimarySamuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 308 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAbbot Beyne Schoolages 11-18, 834 pupils1.3 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Derby11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trentunder a mileBus stationBus StationSwadlincote4.3 miBus stops147 within a mileCar parkEuro Car ParksBurton upon Trentunder a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationBurton-Upon-Trent2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE14 postcode district.
