Local servicesHospitalBushey Fields Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryTandon Medical Centre (Oram & Partners)28 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBhandal Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools17 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 5 special, 3 otherSecondaryEllowes Hall Sports Collegeages 11-16, 1,038 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBeacon Hill Academyages 11-16, 1,117 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Chad's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 238 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX17 miRailway stationCoseley1.8 miMetroDudley Castle (West Midlands Metro)2.1 miBus stationDudley Bus Station2.1 miBus stops136 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,578 residentsin the Woodsetton census areaMedian age 40.23,121 households57% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright30% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,294 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle82% 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 higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C720 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 12 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 · under a mileBag Poollake · 1.2 miThe Dinglevalley · under a mileMons Hillhill · 1.0 miWren's Nest Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Gorgevalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBaggeridge Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 78 haCoronation Gardenspark · under a mileBluebell Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 22 haThe Mark Butler Golf Academygolf course · under a mile · 34 haAbbey Street Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202543 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for 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)3,219 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation230 m755 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 134 to 232 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
