Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:44 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:14 am – 3:55 pm
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People8,265 residentsin the Balsall Common census areaMedian age 48.53,343 households84% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,898 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 46% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C736 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 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)
Parks and green spacesHolly Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Grangesports ground · under a mile · 5 haWillow Parkplaying field · 1.0 miThe Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 25 haAllesley Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 36 haHearsall Commonpark · 4.3 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202541 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 7.1 · 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
Broadband89% 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)3,384 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Parkway Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryBalsall Common & Meriden Group Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBalsall Common Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistModus Advanced Dental Clinic2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryHeart of England Schoolages 11-18, 1,185 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBalsall Common Primary Schoolages 3-11, 665 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurton Green Church of England Academyages 3-11, 102 pupils1.6 miCollegeHereward College of Further Education3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX6.5 miRailway stationBerkswellunder a mileBus stationCoventry Station5.5 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV7 postcode district.
