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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWV2
Telephone codeNot listed
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 min8:17 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People14,363 residentsin the Blakenhall census areaMedian age 34.45,104 households42% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright26% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,633 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 58% go by car, 15% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 64%11% 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°C769 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksPark Hillhill · 1.0 miWodehouse Mill Poollake · 2.6 miBag Poollake · 2.8 miHorseley Fields Junctionwater · 1.1 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.9 miWolverhampton Lockswater · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPhoenix Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haSt Chad's Recreation Groundpark · under a mileWest Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 19 haPenn Commongolf course · 1.5 mi · 50 haHowell Road Allotment Siteallotments · under a mile · 2 haWindsor Avenue Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes121 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202543 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 7.7 · PM10 12 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation158 m518 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriberunder a mileGP surgeryDuncan Street Primary Care Centre35 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDudley Road Pharmacy25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi58 schools33 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 independent, 8 special, 3 nursery, 3 otherPrimarySt Luke's Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 477 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGraiseley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 230 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughThe Royal School, Wolverhamptonages 4-19, 1,488 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Wolverhampton College1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX18 miRailway stationWolverhampton1.1 miMetroWolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro)under a mileBus stationWolverhampton Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops215 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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