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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWV12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:44 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:17 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,602 residentsin the New Invention census areaMedian age 38.62,693 households61% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright24% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,817 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 73% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% 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°C764 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSneyd Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHatherton Lakelake · 3.0 miPouk Hillhill · 1.5 miLady Poollake · 3.1 miBushbury Hillhill · 3.0 miThe Clumpswoodland · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRough Wood Country Parkpark · under a mile · 107 haReeds Wood Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 24 haMemorial Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 21 haWood Farm Golf and Leisure Limitedgolf course · 1.6 mi · 34 haHarrison Health and Fitnesssports ground · under a mile · 8 haQueens Lea Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202547 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 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
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)2,742 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDorothy Pattison Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryNew Invention Health Centre26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNew Invention Pharmacy22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi54 schools36 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 5 special, 4 nursery, 3 otherPrimaryNew Invention Learning Academyages 7-11, 362 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNew Invention Infant Schoolages 3-7, 320 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPool Hayes Academyages 11-18, 1,162 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWalsall College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationBloxwich1.4 miMetroBilston Central (West Midlands Metro)3.2 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station2.8 miBus stops125 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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