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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtDY8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,207 residentsin the Oldswinford & Pedmore census areaMedian age 45.72,655 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,816 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C753 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 landmarksHeath Poollake · under a mileWychbury Obeliskhistoric site · 1.5 miBrierley Hill War Memorialhistoric site · 2.0 miSweet Poollake · 2.4 miPeter's Hillhill · 1.0 miHam Dinglevalley · under a mileCounty Lane Woodswalk or trail · 1.7 miWychbury Hillhill · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMary Stevens Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haStevens Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haGreenfield Gardenspark · under a mileStourbridge Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 38 haJunction Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSwinford Commonplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 202541 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 9.6 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)2,668 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorbett Hospital1.1 miGP surgerySwinford Pharmacy17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySwinford Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOldswinford Cross Dental Practiceright herePolice stationWest Midlands Police - Stourbridge Police Stationunder a mileCash machineDudley Building SocietyStourbridgeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools20 primary, 7 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 sixth formSecondaryOld Swinford Hospitalages 11-18, 1,036 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRedhill Schoolages 11-16, 1,204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOldswinford C of E Primary Schoolages 4-11, 413 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College3.8 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX17 miRailway stationStourbridge Junctionunder a mileMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley4.7 miBus stationStourbridge Interchangeunder a mileBus stops124 within a mileCar parkStourbridge, Wilko Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingWeneaDudley5 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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