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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtDY4
Telephone code01844
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,309 residentsin the Princes End & Willingsworth census areaMedian age 37.92,506 households59% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright27% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,771 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 15%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 71% go by car, 8% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%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°C745 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°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 landmarksRocket Poollake · under a mileParkes Hall Poollake · 1.6 miRounds Hillhill · under a mileWatery Lane Junctionwater · under a mileDudley Junctionwater · 1.2 miKettle's Hillhill · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haSheepwash Urban Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 39 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 13 haClayton Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileStella Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCoronation Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 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 14 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 12 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
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)2,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGuest Hospital1.6 miGP surgerySwanpool Medical Centre32 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySwanpool Pharmacy25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPrinces End Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi51 schools33 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 8 special, 2 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryWallbrook Primary Academyages 3-11, 263 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGlebefields Primary Schoolages 3-11, 366 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGospel Oak Schoolages 11-18, 1,140 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDudley College of Technology2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationTiptonunder a mileMetroBradley Lane (West Midlands Metro)Lower Bradley1.0 miBus stationBilston Bus Station1.7 miBus stops181 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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