Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,163 residentsin the Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville census areaMedian age 42.33,762 households74% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,761 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C639 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksLodge Poollake · 1.2 miAmington Hallhistoric site · 2.6 miAppleby Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miHogs Hillhill · 2.2 miHenney's Pondpond · 1.2 miOld Gorsewoodland · under a mileBandland Coppicewoodland · 1.0 miAlvecote Poolswater · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThorpe Hallsports ground · under a mile · 2 haPooley Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 59 haHodge Lane Nature Reservepark · 3.0 mi · 5 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202545 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,210 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryTri-Links Medical Practice3.4 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3.2 miDentistPolesworth Dental Centre3.9 miPolice stationThornhill Road Police StationTamworth3.6 miCash machineShell Magna, Acresford3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupils1.4 miPrimaryNewton Regis CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 99 pupils1.5 miSecondaryLandau Forte Academy, Amingtonages 11-16, 892 pupils3.5 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationPolesworth3.5 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote7.2 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationTamworth1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B79 postcode district.
