Local servicesHospitalWolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber2.0 miGP surgeryEttingshall Medical Centre29 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEttingshall Pharmacy26 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBilston Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi51 schools29 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 5 special, 4 nursery, 3 otherSecondaryThe Khalsa Academy Wolverhamptonages 11-19, 763 pupilsright herePrimaryBilston Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 456 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLanesfield Primary Schoolages 3-11, 283 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Wolverhampton Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationCoseley1.4 miMetroPriestfield (West Midlands Metro)under a mileBus stationBilston Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops129 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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
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People11,505 residentsin the Ettingshall census areaMedian age 34.24,534 households46% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright30% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,948 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 64% go by car, 11% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%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°C807 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 12 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)
Parks and green spacesHickman Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haEast Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haStowheath Lane Open Spacepark · 1.0 mi · 11 haBert William Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileGreenway Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 miCoronation Parkplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes123 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202544 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 13 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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)5,161 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
