Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:45 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:18 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,933 residentsin the Cosford & Albrighton census areaMedian age 41.22,734 households66% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,212 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 37%, retail and wholesale 10%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 42% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C694 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksAlbrighton Poollake · under a mileNeachley Poollake · 1.0 miCastle Woodwoodland · under a mileBirch Woodwoodland · under a mileWilderness Hillhill · 2.7 miBoscobel Dinglevalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,025 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryCosford Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRhodes Tc Chemist1.3 miDentistCosford Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryAlbrighton Primary School & Nurseryages 2-11, 344 pupils1.2 miPrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 195 pupils1.3 miSecondaryIdsall Schoolages 11-18, 1,172 pupils3.4 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College8.5 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationCosfordunder a mileBus stationLoak LoopAlbrightonunder a mileBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV7 postcode district.
