Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:44 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:15 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,897 residentsin the Acocks Green West census areaMedian age 31.83,378 households55% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright19% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting12.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,483 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 55% go by car, 14% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C776 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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 landmarksRound Poollake · under a mileMoseley New Poollake · 1.7 miOlton Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miHob's Moatwater · 1.8 miMill Pondpond · 1.3 miKent's Moatwater · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFox Hollies Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haCurtis Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haWestley Vale Millennium Greenpark · under a mile · 8 haRobin Hood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 43 haFox Hollies Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haFox Hollies No 2 Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes126 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200215 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 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 13 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,620 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 116 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFormer Womens Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryShirley Road Health Centre43 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPharmaroo Pharmacy39 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi65 schools44 primary, 8 secondary, 2 all-through, 5 independent, 3 special, 3 otherIndependentAl-Burhan Grammar Schoolages 11-16, 114 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNinestiles, an Academyages 11-18, 1,476 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAcocks Green Primary Schoolages 2-11, 484 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College2.7 miUniversityBirmingham City University3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX3.5 miRailway stationSpring RoadHall Greenunder a mileMetroDigbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)3.3 miBus stationSolihull Station2.6 miBus stops202 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B27 postcode district.
