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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:15 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People16,085 residentsin the North Central & Dartmouth Circus census areaMedian age 21.43,667 households13% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright51% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting29.7% unemployment rate43% of adults are economically active, 4,156 in work, 3% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 16%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 34% go by car, 23% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%5% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C763 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEdgbaston Poollake · 3.2 miBrookvale Parkwater · 1.8 miSoho Loopwater · 1.8 miPerry Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miMoor Poollake · 3.7 miPlants Brook Reservoirsriver · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurbury Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haSalford Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 10 haEastside City Parkpark · under a mileAston Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haTower Street Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileChainworks Gymsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202548 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 22 · PM2.5 8.8 · PM10 16 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,648 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirmingham Children's Hospital - Accident & Emergencyunder a mileGP surgeryPrimecare Ooh71 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJ Docter56 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRupert Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi94 schools50 primary, 17 secondary, 1 all-through, 12 independent, 5 special, 5 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherSecondaryAston Manor Academyages 11-18, 990 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughStar King Solomon Academyages 4-16, 354 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAston Tower Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 326 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan Collegeunder a mileUniversityAston Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX6.5 miRailway stationDuddestonunder a mileMetroSt Chad's (West Midlands Metro)Birmingham1.0 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth1.4 miBus stops201 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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