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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People9,910 residentsin the Highley & Ditton Priors census areaMedian age 53.44,127 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,512 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C752 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 landmarksMill Poollake · 1.1 miDudmaston Big Poollake · 1.4 miChelmarsh Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLakehouse Dinglevalley · 1.1 miThe Dinglevalley · 1.2 miRidney Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHighley Minepark · 1.5 mi · 59 haHighley Golf Centregolf course · 1.7 mi · 11 haCouncil Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miStanmore Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 16 haThe Castle Groundspark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199028 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 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 6.3 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryHighley Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyHighley Pharmacy1.9 miDentist39 Underhill Street [Dental Practice]4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHighley Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 234 pupils1.7 miPrimaryAlveley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 115 pupils1.9 miSecondaryOldbury Wells Schoolages 11-16, 740 pupils4.2 miCollegeDudley College of Technology12.8 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationKidderminster8.8 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station8.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV16 postcode district.
