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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtB78
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:43 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:16 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,234 residentsin the Fazeley, Mile Oak & Drayton Basset census areaMedian age 41.72,830 households67% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,286 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C694 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSnake's Hillhill · under a mileHints Hillhill · under a mileSwinfen Lakelake · 2.5 miOld Mill Poollake · 2.8 miRookerywoodland · under a mileRoundhill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWigginton Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 21 haTameside Nature Reservepark · 2.9 mi · 19 haJubilee Parkpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200218 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202543 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% 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)3,005 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryTamworth Locality Network1.8 miPharmacyPrescription Care Services2.0 miDentistLichfield Dental Centre2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLongwood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 157 pupils1.7 miPrimaryThomas Barnes Primary Schoolages 4-11, 106 pupils1.8 miSecondaryLift Rawlettages 11-16, 926 pupils3.3 miCollegeWalsall College9.4 miUniversityAston University10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationShenstone3.4 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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