Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:46 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:15 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,024 residentsin the Bromsgrove Charford census areaMedian age 37.93,452 households56% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright28% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,950 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C733 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesSanders Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 16 haBromsgrove Golf Centregolf course · 1.1 mi · 53 haQueen Elizabeth II Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haStoke Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haBromsgrove Cricket Hockey and Tennis Clubsports ground · under a mile · 7 haLickey Hillspark · 3.7 mi · 213 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199042 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202544 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband90% 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)3,567 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryNew Road Surgery Bromsgrove14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAvoncroft Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDamani Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools8 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryCharford First Schoolages 2-9, 498 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySouth Bromsgrove Highages 13-18, 1,317 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAston Fields Middle Schoolages 9-13, 598 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College5.0 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationBromsgroveunder a mileBus stationBromsgrove Bus Station1.1 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY7 postcode district.
