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County or areaWarwickshire
Postcode districtCV8
Telephone code01353
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:43 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:13 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,771 residentsin the Wolston, Binley Woods & Ryton census areaMedian age 47.83,327 households79% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,798 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle51% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C674 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August48 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksCoombe Poollake · 2.2 miTop Poollake · 2.4 miLammas Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.2 miKnightlow Hillhill · 2.0 miBrandon Little Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoombe Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 191 haBrandon Wood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 60 haWolston Leisure and Community Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haWolston Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haThe Ivor Preece Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 13 haRyton Pools Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 40 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200234 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,583 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalsgrave Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryWolston Surgeryunder a milePharmacyWolston Alliance Chemist5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBinley Woods Dentistry1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWolston St Margaret's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBinley Woods Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryErnesford Grange Community Academyages 11-18, 1,187 pupils2.7 miCollegeCoventry College4.9 miUniversityCoventry University4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationCoventry5.0 miBus stationPool Meadow Bus StationCoventry4.9 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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