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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWV14
Telephone code01902
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:44 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,793 residentsin the Bilston Lunt & Loxdale census areaMedian age 37.63,068 households40% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright37% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,037 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 62% go by car, 10% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C745 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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 landmarksRocket Poollake · 1.3 miParkes Hall Poollake · 2.5 miRounds Hillhill · 1.7 miMoorcroft Junctionwater · 1.6 miPark Hillhill · 2.1 miThe Gorgevalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGod's Acrepark · under a mileHickman Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haStowheath Lane Open Spacepark · 1.0 mi · 11 haGreenway Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileBert William Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileCoronation Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes122 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 mi away, Knucklas, 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 14 · PM2.5 8.8 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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)3,234 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCygnet Hospital Wolverhampton2.3 miGP surgeryChurch Street Surgery37 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyChurch Pharmacy28 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistChurch Street Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi54 schools33 primary, 7 secondary, 1 independent, 5 special, 4 nursery, 4 otherPrimaryHoly Trinity Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 242 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston SWB Academyages 11-19, 1,209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLoxdale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 450 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Wolverhampton Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationWillenhall1.4 miMetroBilston Central (West Midlands Metro)under a mileBus stationBilston Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops147 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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