Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:16 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,163 residentsin the Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville census areaMedian age 42.33,762 households74% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,761 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C651 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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)
Nearby landmarksCroxall Hallhistoric site · 2.0 miWhittington Old Hallhistoric site · 2.1 miBrown's Islandisland · 1.9 miDogkennel Woodwoodland · under a mileHanging Hillhill · 2.0 miFreeford Poollake · 3.8 miWindmill Hillhill · 2.3 miCartersclose Pondpond · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhitemoor Lakessports ground · 1.2 mi · 99 haJubilee Parkpark · 2.1 miDarnford Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 16 haWigginton Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200221 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202541 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,210 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSamuel Johnson Community Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryBrown J.r.d - Branch2.0 miPharmacyWhittington Pharmacy2.1 miDentistAlrewas Dental Practice2.9 miPolice stationTamworth Police Station4.2 miCash machineTamworth Co-op - Whittington, Whittington2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThe Howard Primary Schoolages 4-11, 79 pupilsright herePrimaryMary Howard Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 46 pupils1.8 miSecondaryLift Rawlettages 11-16, 926 pupils3.0 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX17 miRailway stationLichfield Trent Valley3.2 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre4.3 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLichfield3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B79 postcode district.
