Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:44 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:14 am – 3:55 pm
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People12,134 residentsin the Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath census areaMedian age 38.75,049 households74% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 6,472 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C791 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 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)
Nearby landmarksWindmill Poollake · 2.4 miEarlswood Lakes Engine Poollake · 2.6 miLapworth Hillhill · 1.7 miBig Spring Coppicewoodland · under a mileLittle Spring Coppicewoodland · under a mileTom Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVicarage Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileFour Ashes Golf Centregolf course · 1.6 mi · 6 haLapworth Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haMalvern Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 29 haTudor Grange Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 21 haGolden Jubilee Gardenspark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes89 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200220 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 7.9 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,856 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation142 m466 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSolihull Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryDorridge Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyKnights Dorridge Pharmacy1.7 miDentistHockley Heath Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heathages 2-11, 204 pupilsright hereSecondaryArdenages 11-18, 1,812 pupils2.8 miCollegeSolihull College & University Centre3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Birmingham9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX7.1 miRailway stationDorridge1.7 miBus stationSolihull Station4.2 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B94 postcode district.
