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Postcode districtHR2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,933 residentsin the Norton South census areaMedian age 52.32,556 households86% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,602 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C755 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksHeath Poollake · under a mileWychbury Obeliskhistoric site · 2.2 miSweet Poollake · 1.7 miCounty Lane Woodswalk or trail · under a mileBunker's Hillhill · under a mileFairy Glenglen · 1.5 miRound Hillhill · 1.1 miFour Stoneshistoric site · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMary Stevens Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haStourbridge Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 38 haSouth Road Playing Fieldspark · 1.0 mi · 6 haGreenfield Gardenspark · 1.2 miSwinford Commonplaying field · under a mile · 4 haStourbridge Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.5 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 12 May 202650 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for 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)2,590 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorbett Hospital2.0 miGP surgerySwinford Pharmacy8 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBroadway Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNorton Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationWest Midlands Police - Stourbridge Police Station1.4 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Broadway, Stourbridgeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools9 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 1 sixth formPrimaryGig Mill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 535 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's RC Primary Schoolages 5-11, 201 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOld Swinford Hospitalages 11-18, 1,036 pupils1.3 miCollegeHalesowen College5.0 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX18 miRailway stationHagley1.5 miBus stationStourbridge Interchange1.5 miBus stops53 within a mileCar parkStanley Road Car ParkStourbridgeunder a mileEV chargingWeneaDudley1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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