Local servicesHospitalRussells Hall Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryMoss Grove Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryChurch of the Ascension CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 303 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMaidensbridge Primary Schoolages 2-11, 236 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKingswinford Academyages 11-16, 917 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX19 miRailway stationStourbridge Town3.9 miMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley4.1 miBus stationMerry Hill Bus Station3.5 miBus stops49 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 min8:17 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,904 residentsin the Kingswinford North census areaMedian age 49.02,603 households85% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,777 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%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, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 15 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)
Parks and green spacesWall Heath Parkpark · within reach · 3 haHimley Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 65 haKing George VI Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haEagle Parkplaying field · under a mile · 12 haKingswinford Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 12 haKing George V Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199036 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202540 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband99% 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)2,889 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
