Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryLakeside15 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyUpper Green Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWood Road (Dental Surgery)1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools19 primary, 10 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 1 otherSecondarySt Regis Church of England Academyages 11-18, 798 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodthorne Primary Schoolages 3-11, 396 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPerton Middle Schoolages 9-13, 399 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Wolverhampton College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX21 miRailway stationBilbrook1.3 miMetroWolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro)3.0 miBus stationWolverhampton Bus Station3.0 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:44 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:17 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,773 residentsin the Tettenhall South census areaMedian age 49.53,365 households76% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,326 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C729 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Parks and green spacesWergs Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 52 haUpper Greenpark · under a mileBarnhurst Lane Pitchespark · 1.2 mi · 10 haLower Greenpark · 1.0 miRedhouse Road Allotment Siteallotments · under a mile · 2 haCodsall Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes119 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 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)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 110 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
