Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:43 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,160 residentsin the Little Sutton & Roughley census areaMedian age 42.63,571 households86% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright3% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,334 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C740 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksSpreading Tree Hillhill · under a mileBlackroot Poollake · 1.9 miLindridge Poollake · 2.0 miWithy Hillhill · 1.3 miManorial Woodwoodland · under a mileHill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSutton Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 872 haMoor Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 45 haRectory Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 29 haNewhall Valley Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 84 haLey Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileThe Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200215 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202544 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 10 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,689 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLiaison Psychiatry, Good Hope Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryFour Oaks Medical Centre13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmile Solutionsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryLittle Sutton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMoor Hall Primary Schoolages 5-11, 427 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Arthur Terry Schoolages 11-18, 1,758 pupils1.2 miCollegeWalsall College7.3 miUniversityAston University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX9.8 miRailway stationFour Oaks1.1 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre6.2 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B75 postcode district.
