Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryWilnecote Surgery12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEason Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryHeathfields Infant Academyages 5-7, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Wilnecote Schoolages 11-16, 961 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWilnecote Junior Academyages 7-11, 302 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College10.0 miUniversityAston University12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationWilnecote (Staffs)1.2 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone4.9 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS18 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,933 residentsin the Wilnecote West & Hockley census areaMedian age 37.74,022 households68% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,053 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C658 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June43 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesKettlebrook Parkpark · under a mile · 37 haDosthill Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 14 haPooley Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 59 haSilkie Ash Freasley Allotmentallotments · under a mileBelgrave Sports Centresports ground · 1.1 miCoton Green Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200222 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202548 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 9.6 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% 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)4,146 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
