Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,722 residentsin the Tipton census areaMedian age 38.14,276 households48% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright32% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,297 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 64% go by car, 9% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle75% 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 higher31% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%5% 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°C789 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 13 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)
Nearby landmarksParkes Hall Poollake · 1.5 miRocket Poollake · 1.6 miWatery Lane Junctionwater · under a mileDudley Junctionwater · under a mileKettle's Hillhill · under a mileRounds Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haSheepwash Urban Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 39 haCoronation Gardenspark · under a mileStella Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMalthouse Stablessports ground · under a mileRoseland Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 7.9 · 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
Broadband98% 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)4,298 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 200 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGuest Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBlack Country Family Practice34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBrutons Pharmacy (Neptune)26 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist2 Unity Walk Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi50 schools34 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 7 special, 2 otherPrimarySilvertrees Academyages 3-7, 314 pupilsright herePrimaryTipton Green Junior Schoolages 7-11, 342 pupilsright hereSecondaryQ3 Academy Tiptonages 11-19, 1,563 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology1.1 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX14 miRailway stationTiptonunder a mileMetroSedgley Road (West Midlands Metro)Dudley Portunder a mileBus stationDudley Bus Station1.2 miBus stops144 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY4 postcode district.
