Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:46 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:16 am – 3:57 pm
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People9,581 residentsin the Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown census areaMedian age 50.74,082 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,245 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C705 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesChaddesley Corbett Community Orchardpark · 1.5 miBlakedown Millennium Greenpark · 1.9 miSpringfield Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 20 haSpennells Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haComberton Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes96 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199036 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,565 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryChaddesley Surgery1.5 miPharmacyNightingale Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miPolice stationKidderminster Police Station3.5 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMKidderminster2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 independentIndependentMadinatul Uloom Al Islamiya Schoolages 11-28, 206 pupils1.3 miPrimaryChaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary Schoolages 2-11, 249 pupils1.7 miSecondaryKing Charles I Schoolages 11-18, 1,140 pupils2.1 miCollegeHalesowen College8.1 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX19 miRailway stationBlakedown2.3 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station2.8 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkKidderminster Station Car Park2.3 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationKidderminster2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY10 postcode district.
