Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:43 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:19 am – 3:55 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C787 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 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 landmarksMerelake · 3.0 miProspect Hillhill · 1.6 miAnne's Well Woodwoodland · under a mileHob Hillhill · 2.0 miHumphrey's Woodwoodland · under a milePershall Poollake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPitt Streetpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes189 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199042 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202547 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
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
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryGnosall2.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.1 miDentistGnosall Dental Practice2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAll Saints Church of England Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 72 pupils1.0 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College9.7 miUniversityHarper Adams University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationNorton Bridge4.0 miBus stationBus InterchangeNewport6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST20 postcode district.
