Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:14 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,826 residentsin the Hartshill & Ansley census areaMedian age 44.14,104 households69% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,823 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C685 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksMerevale Hallhistoric site · 1.3 miMerevale Abbeyhistoric site · 1.4 miBlack Poollake · 1.3 miMerevale Lakelake · 1.4 miPark Hillhill · 1.1 miWard's Hillhill · 1.5 miBentley Commonwoodland · under a mileWheatleys Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBaddesley Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 22 haHartshill Hayes Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 56 haAtherstone Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 70 haThe Greenpark · 2.5 miCowpasture Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200224 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% 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)4,525 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation175 m574 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWoodside CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 248 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Queen Elizabeth Academyages 11-16, 746 pupils2.4 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College6.1 miUniversityCoventry University10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX9.9 miRailway stationAtherstone2.0 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone2.0 miBus stops11 within a mileCar parkAtherstone Station Side Car Park2.0 miEV chargingStation Street2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV9 postcode district.
