Local servicesHospitalWalsall Diabetes Centre (Manor Hospital)2.2 miGP surgeryCommunity Paeds16 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyB.d.s. Pharmacy20 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools21 primary, 8 secondary, 4 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryPark Hall Junior Academyages 7-11, 409 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPark Hall Infant Academyages 3-7, 310 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Mary's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,399 pupils1.0 miCollegeWalsall College1.9 miUniversityAston University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationWalsall1.8 miMetroWednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro)3.8 miBus stationWalsall Bus Station1.7 miBus stops89 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WS5 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:44 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,845 residentsin the Walsall South East census areaMedian age 45.52,473 households89% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,118 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%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°C743 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 spacesThe Grangepark · under a mile · 63 haGreat Barr Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 45 haDelves Greenpark · 1.3 mi · 10 haPark Lime Pits Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 14 haC Q Lewis Memorial Groundsports ground · under a mileChuckery Greenplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202542 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 13 · PM2.5 8.0 · 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,429 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 177 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
