Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:43 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:18 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,321 residentsin the Rowley & Derrington census areaMedian age 50.23,582 households81% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,096 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C745 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesRowley Park Pleasure Groundspark · 1.5 miVictoria Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 5 haRowley Park Sports Stadiumplaying field · 1.2 mi · 13 haStafford Castle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 25 haStafford Commonpark · 3.2 mi · 53 haExeter Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes194 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202549 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,220 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryJohn Amery Drive Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRising Brook Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistHillcrest Dental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherIndependentStafford Grammar Schoolages 3-19, 375 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurton Manor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 273 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Edward VI High Schoolages 11-18, 646 pupils1.3 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College5.2 miUniversityHarper Adams University12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationStafford1.9 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre7.3 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.
