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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtDY8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,485 residentsin the Wordsley & Buckpool census areaMedian age 46.54,226 households79% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,600 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% 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 languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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 8°C, lows 2°C736 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksBrierley Hill War Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miWall Heathhistoric site · 1.9 miGrove Poollake · 1.5 miRidge Hillhill · under a mileMiddle Poollake · 1.7 miWordsley Juntion Bridgebridge · under a mileThe Junctionwater · under a milePrimrose Hillhill · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHawbush Urban Farmpark · under a mileKing George V Parkplaying field · under a mile · 8 haKing George VI Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 7 haMullett Parkpark · 1.4 miThe Dell Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haThe Dell Stadiumsports ground · 1.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband98% 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)4,398 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 138 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorbett Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryWordsley Green Health Centre28 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCounty Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationWest Midlands PoliceBrierley Hill1.6 miCash machinePayzoneStourbridgeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools23 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryFairhaven Primary Schoolages 2-11, 251 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Wordsley Schoolages 11-16, 906 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBelle Vue Primary Schoolages 2-11, 381 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX18 miRailway stationStourbridge Town2.0 miMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley3.8 miBus stationStourbridge Interchange1.9 miBus stops125 within a mileCar parkMultipark Stourbridge Car ParkWest Midlands1.6 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStourbridgeunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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