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 – 3:54 pm
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People10,921 residentsin the Penkridge & Acton Trussell census areaMedian age 48.64,699 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,255 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%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, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Nearby landmarksBroad Eye Windmillhistoric site · 2.5 miHistoric Staffordhistoric site · 2.6 miButter Hillhill · under a mileWillowmore Hillhill · 1.1 miTillington Poollake · 3.0 miLodgerail Poollake · 3.2 miPenkridge Viaductviaduct · 3.2 miHaughtondalevalley · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRowley Park Pleasure Groundspark · 1.8 miVictoria Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 5 haStafford Castle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.8 mi · 25 haRowley Park Sports Stadiumplaying field · 1.6 mi · 13 haStafford Commonpark · 3.6 mi · 53 haExeter Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes188 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202549 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,111 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryJohn Amery Drive Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyRising Brook Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistHillcrest Dental Surgery1.5 miPolice stationStafford Police Station2.6 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Rising Brook, Burton Square1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentStafford Grammar Schoolages 3-19, 375 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurton Manor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 273 pupils1.0 miSecondaryKing Edward VI High Schoolages 11-18, 646 pupils1.7 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College4.9 miUniversityHarper Adams University12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationStafford2.3 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre7.2 miBus stops3 within a mileCar parkNCP - Stafford Water Street Car Park2.4 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStafford1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.
