Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:43 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:18 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,486 residentsin the Stafford Common & Great Bridgeford census areaMedian age 43.73,243 households84% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,798 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C740 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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 landmarksPerrin Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miAston-By-Stonehistoric site · 2.2 miTillington Poollake · 2.5 miYarlet Hillhill · 1.0 miPeasley Bankhill · 1.2 miJol Poollake · 3.4 miIsabel Trailwalk or trail · 2.4 miWhitgreave Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStafford Commonpark · 1.8 mi · 53 haPitt Streetpark · 2.2 miStone Hockey Clubsports ground · 1.7 mi · 3 haFalklands Memorial Gardenspark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202522 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,811 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt George's Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryHolmcroft2.0 miPharmacyCornwell's Chemists2.0 miDentistPure Dental Solutions2.0 miPolice stationStafford Police Station3.4 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - First Avenue1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialIndependentThe Yarlet Schoolages 4-14, 119 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBeaconfields Primary Schoolages 2-11, 100 pupils1.4 miSecondarySir Graham Balfour High Schoolages 11-18, 1,003 pupils1.8 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College10.3 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX32 miRailway stationNorton Bridge2.0 miBus stationbus stationLongton9.6 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingIONITYStafford1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.
