Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:45 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:15 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,639 residentsin the Riverside & Church Hill North census areaMedian age 42.92,792 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,233 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 16%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C782 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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)
Nearby landmarksArrow Valley Lakelake · 1.3 miLodge Poollake · 2.0 miPaper Mill Hillhill · under a mileMoon's Moatwater · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileHob Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesArrow Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 210 haBomford Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haAbbey Park Hotel Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 74 haLodge Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haAbbey Stadiumsports ground · 1.3 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)2,856 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlexandra Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryMaple View Medical Practice12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Centre Of Excellenceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools9 primary, 6 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryAbbeywood First Schoolages 3-9, 255 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChurch Hill Middle Schoolages 9-13, 388 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeoley First Schoolages 4-9, 104 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College1.6 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationRedditch1.9 miBus stationRedditch Bus Station1.9 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B98 postcode district.
