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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtDY7
Telephone code01384
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:45 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:17 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,492 residentsin the Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon census areaMedian age 51.45,283 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 5,950 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle57% 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 8°C, lows 1°C692 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLudstone Hallhistoric site · 2.6 miForest Covertforest · 1.7 miBatch Poollake · 2.4 miLyon's Poollake · 2.5 miWhite Wellwater · 1.9 miDudmaston Estatehistoric site · 4.1 miBrantley Woodwoodland · under a mileHem Coppicewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHighgate Common Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 114 haHalfpenny Greengolf course · 1.6 mi · 18 haThe Greenpark · 3.2 miHimley Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 65 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes114 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199032 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,561 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryClaverley2.3 miPharmacyI-Meds Pharmacy2.0 miDentistWillows Dental & Implant Centre4.2 miPolice stationWombourne Police StationWolverhampton4.5 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Wallheath, Wall Heath4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCorbett VA CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 70 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWombourne High Schoolages 11-18, 995 pupils3.9 miCollegeDudley College of Technology8.3 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX23 miRailway stationStourbridge Town7.0 miBus stationStourbridge Interchange6.9 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationStaffordshire4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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