Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:43 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:16 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,639 residentsin the Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich census areaMedian age 52.24,230 households86% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,404 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C718 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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 spacesChasewaterpark · 1.4 mi · 297 haBrownhills Commonpark · 1.8 mi · 72 haBurntwood Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haCoppy Nookplaying field · under a mile · 5 haBradbury Parkplaying field · 1.4 miBurntwood Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200214 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202538 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 8.6 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,255 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 113 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Centre (St Michaels Hospital)3.8 miGP surgeryDarwin Medical Practice8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Night Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryRidgeway Primary Academyages 0-11, 608 pupils1.0 miPrimaryFulfen Primary Schoolages 3-11, 409 pupils1.1 miSecondaryErasmus Darwin Academyages 11-18, 1,112 pupils1.5 miCollegeWalsall College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationShenstone3.0 miBus stationBus StationLichfield City Centre3.3 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS7 postcode district.
