Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,571 residentsin the Wall Heath census areaMedian age 51.22,817 households86% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright7% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,885 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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°C736 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesKing George VI Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haHimley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 65 haWall Heath Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haEagle Parkplaying field · under a mile · 12 haKingswinford Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 12 haKing George V Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202540 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 8.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% 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)2,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRussells Hall Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryMoss Grove Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMoss Grove Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistKingswinford Health Centre (Dental Surg)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryKingswinford Academyages 11-16, 917 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 170 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDawley Brook Primary Schoolages 3-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX18 miRailway stationStourbridge Town3.2 miMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley3.8 miBus stationMerry Hill Bus Station2.8 miBus stops88 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY6 postcode district.
