Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:46 am – 9:35 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°C796 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 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 landmarksNew Poollake · 2.4 miBowhills Dinglevalley · under a mileLyon's Poollake · 2.7 miPerryhouse Dinglevalley · 1.1 miPeacock Hillhill · 1.3 miCooper's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHighley Minepark · 1.4 mi · 59 haKingsford Forest Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 89 haSeven Meadows Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 8 haDaneford Gardenspark · 4.1 miSource: 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 199030 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.0 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
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryAlveley Medical Practice1.2 miPharmacyHighley Pharmacy2.4 miDentistKinver Dental And Implant Surgery3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAlveley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 115 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWolverley CofE Secondary Schoolages 11-18, 964 pupils3.7 miCollegeDudley College of Technology11.2 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX24 miRailway stationKidderminster5.8 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station5.3 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV15 postcode district.
