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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtDY3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,028 residentsin the Lower Gornal & The Straits census areaMedian age 46.53,969 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,123 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 72% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle79% 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 higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C718 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksHimley Hallhistoric site · 1.5 miDaffydingle Poollake · 1.2 miDudley Railway Tunnelhistoric site · 1.8 miMiddle Poollake · 1.3 miBarrow Hillhill · under a mileThe Dinglevalley · 1.1 miLydiates Hillhill · 1.5 miWide Waterswater · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHimley Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 65 haBaggeridge Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 78 haGrange Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 14 haThe Mark Butler Golf Academygolf course · 1.0 mi · 34 haAbbey Street Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haThe Dell Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10 · 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)4,079 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 188 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBushey Fields Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryLower Gornal Medical Practice25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGornal Wood Pharmacy20 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBhandal Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationWest Midlands Police - Sedgley Police StationDudley1.8 miCash machinePost OfficeDudleyunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools22 primary, 7 secondary, 1 independent, 5 special, 2 otherPrimaryRed Hall Primary Schoolages 3-11, 429 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRoberts Primary Schoolages 3-11, 626 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEllowes Hall Sports Collegeages 11-16, 1,038 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX17 miRailway stationCoseley2.9 miMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley2.2 miBus stationDudley Bus Station2.2 miBus stops119 within a mileCar parkGornal Wood Crematorium Car ParkDudleyunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationKingswinford1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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