Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryHazeldene House Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyHaywood Pharmacy1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 218 pupils1.3 miPrimarySt Andrew's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 133 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Weston Road Academyages 11-18, 978 pupils1.9 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College8.9 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationStafford4.0 miBus stationBus StationRugeley Town Centre5.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST18 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:43 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:18 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,949 residentsin the Littleworth & Hopton census areaMedian age 42.43,683 households81% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,611 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, public administration and defence 15%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle56% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C733 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksTixall Park Poollake · under a mileThe Broad Waterlake · 1.2 miBilly's Hillhill · 1.4 miSatnall Hillshills · 2.1 miOld Hillhill · 1.7 miPoplar Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIngestre Golf Clubgolf course · within reach · 54 haMillenium Greenpark · 1.6 miCannock Chase Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 887 haThe Greenplaying field · 1.3 miStafford Commonpark · 3.6 mi · 53 haUpper Berryhillsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes202 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202526 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,367 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
