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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWS2
Telephone code01922
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:44 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,863 residentsin the Leamore census areaMedian age 35.02,584 households45% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright35% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,651 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 66% go by car, 9% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%3% 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°C742 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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: 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 landmarksBirchills Power Stationhistoric site · under a mileShort Heath War Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miHatherton Lakelake · 1.5 miPouk Hillhill · under a mileLady Poollake · 1.8 miSneyd Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miCastle Old Fortcastle · 4.7 miLongwood Junctionwater · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesReeds Wood Parkpark · under a mile · 24 haRough Wood Country Parkpark · under a mile · 107 haThe Grangepark · 1.9 mi · 63 haLane Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haHarrison Health and Fitnesssports ground · under a mile · 8 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.9 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202548 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 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
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)2,790 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDorothy Pattison Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBeechdale Centre42 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell38 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPremier Dental Careunder a milePolice stationWalsall Police Stationunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeWalsallunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi70 schools43 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 independent, 9 special, 4 nursery, 3 otherPrimaryReedswood E-ACT Academyages 2-11, 478 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAlumwell Junior Schoolages 7-11, 360 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWillenhall E-ACT Academyages 11-18, 1,106 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWalsall College1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationWalsall1.2 miMetroWednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro)3.3 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station1.3 miBus stops155 within a mileCar parkVillage Hotel Birmingham - Walsall Car Park Pre Bookunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseWalsall2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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