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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtWV11
Telephone codeNot listed
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 38 min8:17 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,302 residentsin the Wood End census areaMedian age 41.53,332 households67% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright18% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,833 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 67% go by car, 5% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle73% 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 higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%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°C759 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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: 4 to 13°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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMoseley Old Hallhistoric site · 2.0 miShort Heath War Memorialhistoric site · 2.2 miBushbury Hillhill · 1.0 miLower Poollake · 2.6 miIsland Poollake · 3.3 miHorsley Field Railway Bridgebridge · 1.9 miWolverhampton Lockswater · 1.9 miHorseley Fields Junctionwater · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWednesfield Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haSt Christopher's Community Parkpark · under a mileHeath Town Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haNorth Avenue Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileFowler Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 24 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 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 12 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
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)3,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Cross Hospital Royal Wolverhamptonunder a mileGP surgeryDr St Pierre-Libberton60 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEssington Dispensing Chemists23 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCannock Road Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationWest Midlands Police Wolverhampton East Operational Command Unitunder a mileCash machineFamily Shopper4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi44 schools28 primary, 8 secondary, 3 special, 4 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryLong Knowle Primary Schoolages 3-11, 212 pupilsunder a milePrimaryD'Eyncourt Primary Schoolages 3-11, 302 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOur Lady and St Chad Catholic Academyages 11-18, 1,222 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Wolverhampton College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX18 miRailway stationWolverhampton1.9 miMetroWolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro)2.0 miBus stationWolverhampton Bus Station2.1 miBus stops154 within a mileCar parkRaynor Parade Car ParkWest Midlandsunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationWolverhamptonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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