Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:41 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:17 am – 3:52 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°C752 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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)
Nearby landmarksSudbury Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miSomersal Herbert Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miHound Hillhill · under a mileForest Banksforest · 1.7 miHitchett Hillhill · 1.6 miBates' Poollake · 3.3 miNew Poollake · 3.4 miBrocksford Gorsewoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesUttoxeter Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 31 haSudbury Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haMill Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200228 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202530 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 3.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
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
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryHmp Dovegate3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy2.6 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Dovegate1.0 miPolice stationUttoxeter Police Station2.9 miCash machineMPK Garages - Sudbury Services, Sudbury1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySt. Peter's Church of England First Schoolages 3-9, 45 pupilsunder a milePrimarySudbury Primary Schoolages 3-111.8 miSecondaryThomas Alleyne's High Schoolages 13-18, 941 pupils2.9 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College9.0 miUniversityUniversity of Derby13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationUttoxeter2.6 miBus stationBus StationUttoxeter Town Ctr2.9 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkTrinity Road Car ParkUttoxeter2.8 miEV chargingbp PulseUttoxeter2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST14 postcode district.
