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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtTF10
Telephone code01524
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:44 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:19 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,206 residentsin the Gnosall & Haughton census areaMedian age 52.24,052 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,432 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C696 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForton Hallhistoric site · under a mileMoss Poollake · under a mileWindswell Poollake · under a mileAqualate Hallhistoric site · 1.4 miBroom Hillhill · under a mileThe Scaurhill · under a mileThe Spectacleswater · 1.1 miThe Gorsewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAqualate Parkpark · under a mile · 113 haNorbroom Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haStrine Brook Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haAqualate Golf Centregolf course · 1.0 mi · 29 haThe Body Barnsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,015 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewport Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryLinden Hall Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistNewport Dental Practice1.1 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Donnington Police StationDonington on Bain5.5 miCash machineMFG - Lower Bar Service Station (Golden Cross)1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 177 pupilsunder a mileIndependentHaberdashers' Castle House Schoolages 0-11, 139 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHaberdashers' Adamsages 11-18, 1,090 pupils1.2 miCollegeTelford College8.1 miUniversityHarper Adams University2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX35 miRailway stationOakengates7.1 miBus stationBus InterchangeNewport1.0 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationTelford6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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