Willenhall

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 40% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:33

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

326 reported · August 2026▲ 20% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences127
• Vehicle crime42
• Criminal damage & arson35
• Other theft34

Neighbourhood team: Willenhall · West Midlands

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

204 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 276 casualties · 18.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 385 rated 4–5 ★ (299 top)
• 26 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Willenhall (0.5 km)
• 57 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£308,695 average▲ 2.3% YoY

Across South Staffordshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£958 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY

• 1 bed £665
• 2 bed £858
• 3 bed £1,019

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.2 times median annual pay (8.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,400 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)

31 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

72 charging locations within ~8 km

• 41 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Willenhall (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches27
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

110,471 residents in South Staffordshire · 271/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,660
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,622
• Net moves+1,038

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 222 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,314 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 49,350)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

59 schools · 16,630 pupils

36 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 19 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

50 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Staffordshire

833 CQC-registered services

• Care homes274
• GP practices127
• Dentists179
• Homecare agencies170
• Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

145 applications decided

80.7% granted · 117 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Pat McFadden

Labour

Wolverhampton South East

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 1
• Con 29
• LD 4
• Grn 2
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools7
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,665 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

150 jobs advertised · £39,392 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician, Roadside Technician - West Midlands, Roadside Technician

Source: Adzuna

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,228 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 42,520 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

57% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Wind 24% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 10%

161 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Staffordshire): 62.5 women · 63 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.1
• Feeling worthwhile8.5
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WV13

• Lockfield Surgery
• Lockstown Practice
• Willenhall Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wolverhampton South East:

• Fund routine screening for bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy.188 local signatures · 5,484 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND161 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth129 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK86 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Urgently review & adjust steel import quota & tariff changes - effective 01/0772 local signatures · 10,279 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Locksmith's House · 0.2 km

  The Locksmith's House is a museum in Willenhall, England. The premises, on New Road, consist of a house and backyard workshops, typical of the many family run lock making businesses which once thrived in the town.

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  Willenhall Stafford Street railway station · 0.3 km

  Willenhall Stafford Street railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872, and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the town of Willenhall, and was loc…

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  Moat House, Willenhall · 0.3 km

  The Moat House, also known as the Willenhall Moated Site, is a former manor house in the area of Willenhall in England. It was once a large building surrounded by a moat, and the Locksmiths' Quarter is scheduled to ex…

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  Memorial Clock, Willenhall · 0.3 km

  The Memorial Clock is a clock tower in the market place of Willenhall, West Midlands, England. It was erected in 1892, in memory of a local doctor.

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  Willenhall railway station · 0.5 km

  Willenhall is a railway station on the Walsall–Wolverhampton line, serving trains running between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street. The station serves the town of Willenhall, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall…

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  Willenhall Library · 0.5 km

  Willenhall Library, formerly Willenhall Town Hall, is a municipal building in Walsall Street in Willenhall, West Midlands, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Willenhall Urban District Council, is a l…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)