The Heath is 345 feet (105 m) above sea level and is built on a slight hill.

[1] In the ward over 97% of people (5,931) describe themselves as White British with just 174 from an ethnic minority.

In the European Parliament, it was part of the West Midlands constituency which was represented by six MEPs.

There is a medium-sized refuse site (tip) and recycling centre operated by East Staffordshire Borough Council waste collection services are also provided by East Staffordshire Borough Council.

Fox's Biscuits (previously Elkes) has a large factory in the village employing around 900 people.

The other major employer in the area is JCB based in nearby Rocester and has its Heavy Products and World Parts Centre at the edge of the village.

There are two shopping area in the village one on New Road which has a Tesco Express, takeaway and a motor components store.

The Heath lies in the South Staffordshire NHS Trust area.

It has an Accident and Emergency Department, and out of hours GPs are also based at Queens Hospital.

Students in the area attend Thomas Alleyne's High School also in Uttoxeter.

The Heath has its own village hall which is called Uttoxeter Heath Community Centre which is on Holly Road, this has recently undergone a half million pound refit funded by the lottery, this centre is largely run by local volunteers with direction from a three strong management team.

The other is Pennycroft Community Park which has small play area, two football pitches and a basketball court.

The village has numerous bus stops going towards Uttoxeter, Stoke-on-Trent, Burton-on-Trent and Ashbourne.