Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryHighley Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHighley Pharmacyright hereDentistBewdley Dental Practice5.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHighley Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 234 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAlveley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 115 pupils1.6 miCollegeDudley College of Technology13.4 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationKidderminster7.6 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station7.1 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV16 postcode district.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:46 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:17 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C748 mm of rain a year, 16 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)
Parks and green spacesHighley Minepark · under a mile · 59 haHighley Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 11 haCouncil Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199027 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.6 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
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
