Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:15 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°C636 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksAbbey Poollake · 1.5 miBlack Poollake · 1.5 miWaste Hillhill · under a mileHoo Hillhill · 1.4 miSparrowdale Woodwoodland · under a mileGrendon Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBaddesley Commonpark · under a mile · 22 haPooley Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 59 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 37 haBrowns Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miAbbey Green Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 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 17 Jun 202550 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.1 · 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
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
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryHealth Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyGrendon Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPolesworth Dental Centre2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWoodside CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 248 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDordon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Polesworth Schoolages 11-18, 1,459 pupils1.7 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College7.4 miUniversityCoventry University13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationAtherstone1.9 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone2.1 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV9 postcode district.
