Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:43 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:18 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,921 residentsin the Penkridge & Acton Trussell census areaMedian age 48.64,699 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,255 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%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, 17 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 spacesPenkridge Festival Gardenpark · 2.2 miRowley Park Pleasure Groundspark · 3.6 miVictoria Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 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: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,111 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Hall Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryPenkridge Medical Practice2.1 miPharmacyNorthwood Pharmacy2.1 miDentistThe Priors Dental Practice LTD2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 specialPrimarySt Leonard's CofE First Schoolages 3-9, 75 pupils2.0 miSecondaryPenkridge Middle Schoolages 9-13, 509 pupils2.4 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationPenkridge2.2 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.
