Local servicesHospitalWalsgrave Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryBrookside Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyM W Phillips5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistWillenhall Primary Care Centre1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 specialPrimaryRyton-On-Dunsmore Provost Williams Church of England Academyages 3-11, 102 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKnightlow CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 214 pupils1.6 miSecondaryErnesford Grange Community Academyages 11-18, 1,187 pupils2.3 miCollegeCoventry College4.4 miUniversityCoventry University4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationCoventry4.1 miBus stationCoventry Station4.3 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:43 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:13 am – 3:54 pm
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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 1°C656 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesRyton Pools Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 40 haBrandon Wood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 60 haCoombe Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 191 haSports Connextion the Arenasports ground · under a mile · 3 haBagington Fields Nature Reservepark · 1.9 mi · 5 haWolston Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200233 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 7.6 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
