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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtB48
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:15 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,932 residentsin the Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End census areaMedian age 48.12,882 households80% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,216 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C792 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 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 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUpper Bittell Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLower Bittell Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLickey Monumenthistoric site · 2.5 miBeacon Hill Toposcopehistoric site · 2.5 miMerecroft Poollake · 2.4 miHigh Hillhill · under a mileWast Hillhill · 1.0 miPikes Poollake · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLickey Hillspark · 1.3 mi · 213 haCofton Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 51 haWast Hills Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 21 haShannon Road Open Spacepark · 1.5 miHayes Playing Fieldssports ground · 1.1 mi · 8 haWiggin Memorial Playing Feildsplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202548 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 8.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,977 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Heath Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryCofton Medical Centre26 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyKnights Redhill Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRubery2.7 miCash machineHopwood Park (Welcome Break) - TTW 1, Redditch Road, ALVECHURCH1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryCofton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 408 pupils1.0 miPrimarySt John Fisher Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupils1.3 miSecondaryAlvechurch CofE Middle Schoolages 9-13, 451 pupils1.4 miCollegeFircroft College of Adult Education4.0 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationBarnt Green1.7 miBus stationRedditch Bus Station4.9 miBus stops13 within a mileCar parkBarnt Green Station Car ParkBromsgrove1.6 miEV chargingGridserveBirmingham1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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