Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:42 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:16 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,410 residentsin the Alrewas, Fradley & King's Bromley census areaMedian age 46.73,464 households80% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,148 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C663 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesWhitemoor Lakessports ground · under a mile · 99 haThe Mill Streampark · 1.3 miDarnford Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 16 haChristian Fieldspark · 3.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 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 202539 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,172 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSamuel Johnson Community Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryAlrewas1.3 miPharmacyFradley Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAlrewas Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySt Stephen's Primary Schoolages 3-11, 306 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFradley Park Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNether Stowe Schoolages 11-18, 692 pupils3.1 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX18 miRailway stationLichfield Trent Valley2.6 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre3.6 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS13 postcode district.
