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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtDY9
Telephone code01384
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 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,670 residentsin the Lye & Wynall census areaMedian age 38.12,879 households49% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright31% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,638 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 68% go by car, 7% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C740 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksBrierley Hill War Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miWychbury Obeliskhistoric site · 1.8 miHeath Poollake · 1.7 miPeter's Hillhill · under a mileGrove Poollake · 2.5 miHodge Hillhill · 1.1 miDoultons Claypitwalk or trail · 1.8 miHam Dinglevalley · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStevens Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haMary Stevens Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 13 haHaden Hill Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 37 haHagley Country Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 60 haJunction Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haHomer Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 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 12 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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)2,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorbett Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryPes@Robert Hill Opticians, Bc36 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLye Pharmacy25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBhandal Dental Practiceright herePolice stationWest Midlands Police - Stourbridge Police Station1.2 miCash machineHighway Stops - Lye Service Station (BP), Lye2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools25 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryRufford Primary Schoolages 2-11, 260 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWollescote Primary Schoolages 3-11, 440 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThorns Collegiate Academyages 11-16, 861 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College2.8 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationLye (West Midlands)under a mileMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley3.7 miBus stationStourbridge Interchange1.1 miBus stops117 within a mileCar parkThe Vine Pub Car ParkBrierley Hill1.1 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationStourbridge5 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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