Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryHarrison Ps & Partners (Branch)17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCrest Pharmacy - Fazeley13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCentral Ortho1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools20 primary, 4 secondary, 2 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryMillfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 365 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTwo Gates Primary Schoolages 3-11, 230 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLift Tamworthages 11-16, 636 pupils1.3 miCollegeWalsall College12.0 miUniversityAston University12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationWilnecote (Staffs)under a mileBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre6.9 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B78 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People5,814 residentsin the Kettlebrook census areaMedian age 42.62,509 households71% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,143 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C667 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 spacesTameside Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 19 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 37 haDosthill Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haDrayton Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haCoton Green Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMacGregor Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 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 202546 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,579 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
