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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWS9
Telephone code01922
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:43 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:16 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,402 residentsin the Walsall Wood census areaMedian age 42.02,693 households64% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright20% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,935 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher26% 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°C759 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Old Fortcastle · under a mileShireoak Hillhill · under a mileLady Poollake · 2.5 miBourne Poollake · 2.8 miThe Swagwater · 1.2 miGrove Hillhill · 1.5 miLetocetum Roman Baths and Museumhistoric site · 3.6 miBirchills Power Stationhistoric site · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClayhanger Commonpark · under a mile · 33 haBrownhills Commonpark · 1.4 mi · 72 haOak Park Active Livingsports ground · within reach · 15 haHigh Heath Parkpark · 1.0 miDruid's Heath Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 53 haBeech Tree Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes132 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202539 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 13 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
Broadband97% 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)2,669 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoscote Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryStreets Corner Surgery16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTouchwood Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKkhh LTD T/A Walsall Wood Dentistryunder a milePolice stationBrownhills Police StationWalsall1.4 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Walsall Wood, Walsall Wood2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools17 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 340 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWalsall Wood Schoolages 3-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShire Oak Academyages 11-18, 1,149 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWalsall College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX14 miRailway stationBloxwich3.4 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station3.7 miBus stops80 within a mileCar parkMFT Commercial Ltd. - Depot ParkingWalsall1.8 miEV chargingWeneaWalsall1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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