Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:42 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:17 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,027 residentsin the Abbots Bromley, Yoxall & Marchington census areaMedian age 50.03,379 households82% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 4,034 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C798 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 9 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)
Nearby landmarksBusford Poollake · 1.4 miKeeper's Poollake · 2.1 miBagot Forestforest · 1.6 miAshcroft Coppicewoodland · under a mileFour Acreswoodland · under a mileBlithfield Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesManor Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 42 haMillenium Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes199 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200225 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202527 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 4.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,506 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital8.3 miGP surgeryAbbots Bromley Surgery3.2 miPharmacyBalance Pharmacy3.3 miDentistWhitecross Dental Care LTD3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryTalbot First Schoolages 3-9, 35 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOldfields Hall Middle Schoolages 9-13, 527 pupils3.1 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA25 miRailway stationUttoxeter3.5 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr3.5 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST14 postcode district.
