Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:43 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:17 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,847 residentsin the Huntington census areaMedian age 42.02,784 households68% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright19% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,431 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C718 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesCannock Cricket and Hockey Clubplaying field · under a mile · 5 haChase Parksports ground · under a mile · 10 haMill Green Nature Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 18 haCannock Parkgolf course · 1.3 mi · 29 haLittleton Leisure Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 10 haOaks Drive Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes133 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202548 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 8.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,894 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation116 m381 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 105 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCannock Chase Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryAlderwood Medical Practice21 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistCannock Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools6 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryLongford Primary Academyages 3-11, 265 pupils1.0 miPrimarySt Lukes CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 419 pupils1.2 miSecondaryCardinal Griffin Catholic Collegeages 11-18, 732 pupils1.6 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX21 miRailway stationCannock1.9 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre1.6 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS11 postcode district.
