Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:44 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,450 residentsin the Rushall census areaMedian age 39.52,745 households63% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright23% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,872 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, education 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 7% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C759 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Nearby landmarksLady Poollake · under a mileHatherton Lakelake · 1.3 miThe Swagwater · under a mileLongwood Junctionwater · 1.3 miPark Pitspond · under a mileThe Dinglevalley · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPark Lime Pits Country Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haThe Grangepark · 1.3 mi · 63 haPelsall Commonpark · 1.0 mi · 18 haCalderfields Hotel Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 44 haShelfield Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haWinterley Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes129 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202540 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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
Broadband98% 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)2,698 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoscote Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryRushall Medical Centre25 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRushall Pharmacy28 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools28 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryRadleys Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreenfield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 244 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Shelfield Community Academyages 11-18, 1,419 pupils1.2 miCollegeWalsall College1.6 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX14 miRailway stationWalsall1.9 miMetroWednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)4.9 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station1.7 miBus stops108 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR8 postcode district.
