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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People10,861 residentsin the Walsall Central census areaMedian age 32.44,311 households30% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright39% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting13.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,951 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 17%, transport and storage 10%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 51% go by car, 16% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%8% 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 October39 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 spacesThe Grangepark · under a mile · 63 haWalsall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 45 haDelves Greenpark · under a mile · 10 haPalfrey Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haChuckery Greenplaying field · under a mileC Q Lewis Memorial Groundsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes127 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202550 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 14 · PM2.5 8.2 · PM10 13 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,404 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalsall Diabetes Centre (Manor Hospital)1.4 miGP surgeryCommunity Paeds35 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBroadway Pharmacy29 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi49 schools28 primary, 9 secondary, 5 independent, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryWhitehall Junior Community Schoolages 7-11, 340 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 235 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Mary's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,399 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWalsall College1.4 miUniversityAston University6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationBescot Stadium1.1 miMetroWednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)2.9 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station1.1 miBus stops170 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS1 postcode district.
