Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:46 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:15 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,378 residentsin the Bromsgrove Sidemoor census areaMedian age 41.63,160 households67% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright19% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,617 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle52% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C754 mm of rain a year, 17 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)
Nearby landmarksCotton Poollake · under a milePikes Poollake · 1.7 miLowes Hillhill · under a mileHousman Hillhill · 1.0 miTardebigge Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miSunnyhill Coppicewoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSanders Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haBromsgrove Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 53 haKing George Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haStourbridge Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBromsgrove Sports and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileLickey Hillspark · 2.8 mi · 213 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.0 · 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
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)3,252 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryChurchfields Surgery15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Parkside Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOrthodontics For Youunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools9 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimaryMeadows First Schoolages 4-9under a mileSecondaryParkside Middle Schoolages 9-13, 593 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Orchards Schoolages 3-9, 230 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College5.9 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationBromsgrove1.6 miBus stationBromsgrove Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B61 postcode district.
