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
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People8,492 residentsin the Darlaston Central census areaMedian age 33.73,268 households43% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright36% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,353 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 65% go by car, 8% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C743 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 14 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)
Nearby landmarksRocket Poollake · 1.6 miMoorcroft Junctionwater · under a mileHatherton Lakelake · 3.0 miPouk Hillhill · 1.9 miTame Valley Junctionwater · 1.8 miMoorcroft Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mileKings Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haOwen Parkpark · under a mileBlack Horse Allotmentsallotments · under a mileDarlaston Swimming and Fitness Centresports ground · under a mileGreenway Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes123 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202547 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 15 · PM2.5 8.7 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,216 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 117 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDorothy Pattison Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryDarlaston Medical Centre43 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell33 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWalsall Road Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi55 schools36 primary, 9 secondary, 2 independent, 5 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryKings Hill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 459 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOld Church Church of England C Primary Schoolages 3-11, 431 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGrace Academy Darlastonages 11-19, 1,059 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Wolverhampton College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX14 miRailway stationDarlastonunder a mileMetroWednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro)1.2 miBus stationWednesbury Bus Station1.1 miBus stops146 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS10 postcode district.
