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 · under a mile · 41 haLickey Hillspark · 2.3 mi · 213 haPikes Pool Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 20 haSanders Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 16 haCofton Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 51 haRigby Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 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 6.7 · 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
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 113 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolan Park Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHmp Hewell14 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBromsgrove Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Hewell1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryTardebigge CofE First Schoolages 5-9, 138 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlackwell First Schoolages 2-9, 187 pupils1.3 miSecondaryAston Fields Middle Schoolages 9-13, 598 pupils1.4 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College3.6 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX14 miRailway stationBromsgrove1.7 miBus stationBromsgrove Bus Station2.0 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B60 postcode district.
