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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtST18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:42 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:18 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,750 residentsin the Weston & Haywood census areaMedian age 52.13,861 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,070 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C743 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKeeper's Poollake · 1.4 miCastle Poollake · 1.4 miBlithfield Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miBagot Forestforest · 1.6 miStaffordshire and Worcestershire Canalhistoric site · 3.1 miCage Hillhill · 1.3 miBlithfield Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miNewton Gorsewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillenium Greenpark · 1.4 miWolseley Garden Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes199 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200223 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202527 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,030 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryHazeldene House Surgery3.2 miPharmacyHaywood Pharmacy3.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miPolice stationStaffordshire Police HQ5.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 218 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Weston Road Academyages 11-18, 978 pupils5.0 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College11.5 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA27 miRailway stationRugeley Trent Valley5.0 miBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre5.7 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStafford3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.


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