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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB69
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,258 residentsin the Oldbury & Rood End census areaMedian age 33.82,922 households48% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright22% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,010 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, transport and storage 13%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 60% go by car, 16% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle81% 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 higher33% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 74%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°C778 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksBromford Stopisland · under a mileTitford Poollake · 1.2 miSmethwick Hall Poollake · 1.7 miBromford Junctionwater · under a milePudding Green Junctionwater · under a mileTurner's Hillhill · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBury Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 38 haBroadwell Parkpark · under a mileSheepwash Urban Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 39 haLion Farm Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 21 haDudley Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileDudley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202546 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 19 · PM2.5 8.3 · PM10 15 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
Broadband90% 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)3,164 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 136 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkin Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryOldbury Health Centre54 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAlbert Street Pharmacy32 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCosmo Dent Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools29 primary, 10 secondary, 3 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryChrist Church Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11right herePrimarySt Francis Xavier Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 188 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWest Bromwich Collegiate Academyages 11-16, 774 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSandwell College1.2 miUniversityUniversity College Birmingham4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationSandwell & DudleyOldburyunder a mileMetroLodge Road (West Midlands Metro)Lamberts End1.2 miBus stationWest Bromwich Bus Station1.2 miBus stops141 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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