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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People10,956 residentsin the Polesworth, Warton & Austrey census areaMedian age 45.74,522 households78% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,496 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C640 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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)
Parks and green spacesPooley Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 59 haDonisthorpe Woodland Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 38 haThorpe Hallsports ground · 1.8 mi · 2 haOrchard Woodpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200226 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202546 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 5.7 · 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,950 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryMeasham Medical Unit3.5 miPharmacyDean & Smedley LTD3.7 miDentistMeasham Dental Practice3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryNewton Regis CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 99 pupils1.0 miPrimaryAustrey CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupils1.4 miSecondaryLandau Forte Academy, Amingtonages 11-16, 892 pupils4.7 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA15 miRailway stationPolesworth3.7 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote6.9 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B79 postcode district.
