Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:46 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:17 am – 3:57 pm
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People7,876 residentsin the Alveley, Claverley & Worfield census areaMedian age 53.23,243 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,719 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C754 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 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 landmarksPeacock Hillhill · under a mileGortens Dinglevalley · under a mileLakehouse Dinglevalley · under a mileMill Poollake · 2.4 miWall Poollake · 2.6 miRidney Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHighley Minepark · under a mile · 59 haSeven Meadows Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 8 haKingsford Forest Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 89 haCouncil Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miStanmore Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199029 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202643 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,409 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryAlveley Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHighley Pharmacy1.9 miDentistKinver Dental And Implant Surgery4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAlveley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 115 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKinver High School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 801 pupils4.9 miCollegeDudley College of Technology11.6 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX25 miRailway stationKidderminster7.2 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station6.7 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV15 postcode district.
