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Pubs 150 Restaurants 376 Banks 10 Hotels 14 Shops 818 Supermarkets 70 Takeaways 215 Cinemas 9 Attractions 156 Business services 40 Education 306 Health and beauty 502 Home improvement 233 Property services 65




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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtDY8
Telephone code01952
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,923 residentsin the Norton North census areaMedian age 46.82,541 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright15% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,660 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 14%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 65% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C754 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksHeath Poollake · under a mileSweet Poollake · 2.1 miRound Hillhill · 1.2 miBunker's Hillhill · 1.3 miHam Dinglevalley · 1.4 miFairy Glenglen · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMary Stevens Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haSouth Road Playing Fieldspark · under a mile · 6 haStourbridge Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 38 haGreenfield Gardenspark · under a mileSwinford Commonplaying field · under a mile · 4 haJunction Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.5 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
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)2,550 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorbett Hospital1.4 miGP surgerySwinford Pharmacy15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBroadway Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNorton Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools15 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryGig Mill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 535 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's RC Primary Schoolages 5-11, 201 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOld Swinford Hospitalages 11-18, 1,036 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College4.6 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX17 miRailway stationStourbridge Townunder a mileBus stationStourbridge Interchangeunder a mileBus stops98 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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