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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People8,310 residentsin the Stoke Heath, Finstall & Bentley census areaMedian age 45.13,313 households79% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,064 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C761 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 spacesBlackwell Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 41 haPikes Pool Activity Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 20 haLickey Hillspark · 2.9 mi · 213 haSanders Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 16 haMorton Stanley Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 21 haRigby Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,384 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolan Park Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHmp Hewellunder a milePharmacyBromsgrove Pharmacy2.0 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Hewellunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryTardebigge CofE First Schoolages 5-9, 138 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAston Fields Middle Schoolages 9-13, 598 pupils1.5 miPrimaryFinstall First Schoolages 5-9, 296 pupils1.8 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College3.2 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX14 miRailway stationBromsgrove1.7 miBus stationBromsgrove Bus Station2.3 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B60 postcode district.
