Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:43 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:17 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,378 residentsin the Hednesford South & Heath Hayes census areaMedian age 43.63,559 households75% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,315 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 72% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C752 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 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)
Parks and green spacesWimblebury Moundpark · under a mile · 36 haHednesford Hills Commonpark · 1.0 mi · 121 haChasewaterpark · 1.4 mi · 297 haNuffield Healthsports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202535 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 8.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
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)3,622 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation176 m577 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 227 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCannock Chase Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryHeath Hayes Health Centre12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBains Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHednesford Road (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryHeath Hayes Primary Academyages 3-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFive Ways Primary Schoolages 3-11, 597 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorton Canes High Schoolages 11-18, 400 pupils1.0 miCollegeSouth Staffordshire College5.7 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX19 miRailway stationHednesford1.6 miBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre2.1 miBus stops77 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS12 postcode district.
