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County or areaStaffordshire
Postcode districtWV5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:45 am – 9:35 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 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 landmarksWodehouse Mill Poollake · 1.4 miGreat Poollake · 1.9 miOrton Hillhill · 1.1 miParson's Wood Hillhill · 1.1 miForest Covertforest · 2.6 miMonkspath Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBratch Parkpark · under a mileHimley Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 65 haBaggeridge Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 78 haThe Staffordshire Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 61 haBoundary Way Allotments and Community Gardenallotments · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199036 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 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
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 159 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryDale Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWombourne Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWillows Dental & Implant Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialSecondaryWombourne High Schoolages 11-18, 995 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestfield Primary Schoolages 2-11, 398 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Bernadette's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Wolverhampton College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX20 miRailway stationWolverhampton4.7 miMetroWolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro)4.4 miBus stationWolverhampton Bus Station4.5 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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