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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWS3
Telephone code01922
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 38 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,679 residentsin the Bloxwich South census areaMedian age 34.22,733 households34% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright50% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,436 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 10% work from home, 63% go by car, 11% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher34% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C780 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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: 4 to 13°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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBirchills Power Stationhistoric site · 1.1 miShort Heath War Memorialhistoric site · 1.8 miLady Poollake · 1.8 miHatherton Lakelake · 2.0 miSneyd Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miPouk Hillhill · 1.4 miCastle Old Fortcastle · 4.1 miPelsall Junctionwater · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRough Wood Country Parkpark · under a mile · 107 haElmore Greenpark · under a mileBloxwich Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haBloxwich Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 43 haBloxwich Active Livingsports ground · under a mile · 8 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes127 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202549 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 7.8 · PM10 13 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
Broadband95% 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)2,780 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 134 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoscote Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryBloxwich Medical Practice32 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAsda Pharmacy24 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFirst Dentalright herePolice stationBloxwich Police StationWalsallunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 121-125 High StreetWalsallunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi56 schools37 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 8 special, 5 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryField Road Academyages 7-11, 214 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLeamore Primary Schoolages 2-11, 236 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughBloxwich Academyages 3-16, 1,383 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWalsall College1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationBloxwichunder a mileMetroBilston Central (West Midlands Metro)4.4 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station2.0 miBus stops178 within a mileCar parkElmore Row Car ParkWalsallunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseWalsall1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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