Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,207 residentsin the Coton Farm & Perry Crofts census areaMedian age 44.24,188 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,833 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C650 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesWigginton Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haTameside Nature Reservepark · 1.9 mi · 19 haWarwickshire Moor Local Nature Reservepark · 1.8 mi · 6 haMacGregor Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 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 202544 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.2 · 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
Broadband98% 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)4,572 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryThe Aldergate Med.pract.9 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyTamworth Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistRiverside Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryThomas Barnes Primary Schoolages 4-11, 106 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCoton Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 324 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLift Rawlettages 11-16, 926 pupils1.1 miCollegeWalsall College11.4 miUniversityAston University12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX13 miRailway stationTamworth1.7 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre4.9 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B79 postcode district.
