Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,818 residentsin the Woodgate census areaMedian age 40.83,001 households50% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright39% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,650 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 62% go by car, 13% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C806 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 12 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)
Parks and green spacesWoodgate Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 202 haSenneleys Parkplaying field · under a mile · 39 haLey Hill Recreation Groundpark · 1.4 mi · 20 haLey Hill Village Greenpark · 1.4 miWychbury Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHarborne Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 41 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202546 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 11 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 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
Broadband99% 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)3,133 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation200 m656 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 156 to 219 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Orthopaedic Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryBartley Green Medical Practice17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Bartley Green Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools25 primary, 6 secondary, 3 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryKitwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 174 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodgate Primary Schoolages 4-11, 401 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Edward VI Five Ways Schoolages 11-18, 1,324 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College2.3 miUniversityNewman University, Birminghamunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationNorthfield2.6 miMetroEdgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)Birmingham4.5 miBus stationHalesowen Bus Station2.1 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY8 postcode district.
