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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtDY7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,103 residentsin the Kinver census areaMedian age 54.23,122 households81% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,073 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C743 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 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 10°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 landmarksHoly Austin Rock Houseshistoric site · under a mileKinver Edge and the Rock Househistoric site · under a mileLower Spring Poollake · 1.4 miTemple Poollake · 1.4 miKinver Edgehill · under a mileBroom Hillhill · 1.0 miHampton Valleyvalley · 1.3 miVermin Valleyvalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKingsford Forest Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 89 haDaneford Gardenspark · under a mileHighgate Common Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 114 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202647 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,360 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 159 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorbett Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryMoss Grove Surgery Kinverunder a milePharmacyBills Pharmacyunder a mileDentistKinver Dental And Implant Surgeryunder a milePolice stationWest Midlands Police - Stourbridge Police Station3.9 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Kinverunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBrindley Heath Junior School Academyages 7-11, 221 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKinver High School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 801 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFoley Infant School Academyages 3-7, 161 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology7.7 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX21 miRailway stationStourbridge Town4.1 miBus stationStourbridge Interchange4.0 miBus stops30 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationKinver1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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