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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 53 min4:43 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:18 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C709 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLodgerail Poollake · 1.8 miSpringslade Poollake · 2.2 miMilford Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miPillaton Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miPenkridge Viaductviaduct · 2.1 miActon Hillhill · 1.7 miButter Hillhill · 2.0 miHoney Potswoodland · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCannock Chase Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 887 haPenkridge Festival Gardenpark · 2.3 miRowley Park Pleasure Groundspark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes157 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 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: 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryRising Brook2.0 miPharmacyRising Brook Pharmacy2.0 miDentistThe Priors Dental Practice LTD2.3 miPolice stationStafford Police Station3.3 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Rising Brook, Burton Square2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimarySt Leonard's CofE First Schoolages 3-9, 75 pupilsright herePrimaryAll Saints CofE Primary School, Bednallages 2-11, 42 pupils1.8 miSecondaryPenkridge Middle Schoolages 9-13, 509 pupils2.1 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX26 miRailway stationPenkridge2.4 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre5.7 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkBoscomoor Car ParkPenkridge2.9 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStafford2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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