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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtWS12
Telephone code01543
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:43 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:17 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,053 residentsin the Hednesford Central census areaMedian age 39.03,538 households68% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,218 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% 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 languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C775 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHednesford War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileLower Brindley Poollake · under a mileHuntington Memorial Gardenhistoric site · 1.7 miHazelslade Poollake · 1.5 miCastle Ringcastle · 2.7 miCockpit Hillhill · under a milePyegreen Valleyvalley · under a mileCannock Chase Forestforest · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHednesford Hills Commonpark · under a mile · 121 haCannock Chase Country Parkpark · under a mile · 346 haWimblebury Moundpark · 1.5 mi · 36 haBeau Desert Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 63 ha5's Pavilion and Sports Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haThe Stadiumplaying field · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202533 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,706 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 147 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCannock Chase Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryHednesford Medical Practice27 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Hednesford12 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationCannock Police Station2.1 miCash machineRontec - Hednesford (Co-op)(Morrisons)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryWest Hill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 375 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPoppyfield Primary Academyages 4-11, 236 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKingsmead Schoolages 11-18, 1,427 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Staffordshire College4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX21 miRailway stationHednesfordunder a mileBus stationBus StationCannock Town Centre1.9 miBus stops95 within a mileCar parkBrindley Bottom Car ParkStaffordshire1.8 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHednesfordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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