Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:42 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:16 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C678 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksForest Covertforest · 1.5 miCowley Hillhill · 1.6 miRed Hillhill · 1.6 miNational War Memorialhistoric site · 4.2 miThe Poollake · 3.7 miYoxhall Meadow Woodswoodland · under a mileArmed Forces Memorialhistoric site · 4.3 miFradley Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Mill Streampark · 3.2 miChristian Fieldspark · 4.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200222 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202535 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarton Under Needwood Cottage Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryYoxallunder a milePharmacyBoots3.4 miDentistAlrewas Dental Practice3.4 miPolice stationRugeley Police Station5.4 miCash machineHandsacre Local3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryYoxall St Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 111 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Richard Crosse CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 110 pupils1.4 miSecondaryJohn Taylor High Schoolages 11-18, 1,523 pupils3.6 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA21 miRailway stationRugeley Trent Valley5.1 miBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre5.4 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationLichfield3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE13 postcode district.
