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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtWS15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:43 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:17 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,154 residentsin the Burntwood North East & Longdon census areaMedian age 51.43,011 households85% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,409 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C714 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Ringcastle · under a mileGentleshaw Hillhill · under a mileHazelslade Poollake · 1.6 miBiddulph's Poollake · 1.8 miCannock Chase Forestforest · 1.6 miOld Lodge Hillhill · under a mileHednesford War Memorialhistoric site · 2.9 miForest Gardenforest · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNunswell Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haWimblebury Moundpark · 1.9 mi · 36 haCannock Chase Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 41 haBurntwood Leisure Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200215 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202535 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,099 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation214 m702 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 142 to 242 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCannock Chase Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryThe Langton Medical Group Boney Hay Branch Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyChase Terrace Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistInspire Dental And Implant Centre1.6 miPolice stationBrownhills Police StationWalsall3.8 miCash machinePayzoneBurntwood1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGentleshaw Primary Academyages 3-11, 201 pupilsright herePrimaryBoney Hay Primary Academyages 2-11, 220 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChase Terrace Academyages 11-18, 1,172 pupils1.5 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College8.0 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX19 miRailway stationHednesford3.2 miBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre3.8 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkComplete Car Park SolutionsRugeley2.7 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBurntwood1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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