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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWS8
Telephone code01543
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:43 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:16 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,024 residentsin the Brownhills West & Clayhanger census areaMedian age 41.22,830 households68% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright18% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,415 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 73% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C755 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksCastle Old Fortcastle · 1.6 miShireoak Hillhill · 1.1 miLetocetum Roman Baths and Museumhistoric site · 3.2 miBiddulph's Poollake · 2.9 miChasewaterwater · 1.7 miGrove Hillhill · 2.0 miLady Poollake · 3.5 miPelsall Junctionwater · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClayhanger Commonpark · under a mile · 33 haBrownhills Commonpark · under a mile · 72 haChasewaterpark · 1.1 mi · 297 haHolland Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 haBradbury Parkplaying field · under a mileOak Park Active Livingsports ground · under a mile · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes133 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202538 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.6 · 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
Broadband99% 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)2,844 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 134 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoscote Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryParkside Medical Practice11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationBrownhills Police StationWalsallunder a mileCash machinePayzone2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt James Academyages 3-11, 220 pupilsright herePrimarySt Bernadette's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrownhills Ormiston Academyages 11-16, 778 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWalsall College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationShenstone3.7 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station4.7 miBus stops85 within a mileCar parkMFT Commercial Ltd. - Depot ParkingWalsall2.9 miEV chargingWeneaWalsall2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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