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°C742 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January52 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 landmarksPark Poollake · 1.6 miMoland's Merelake · 3.1 miYew Treewoodland · under a mileThe Roughswoodland · under a mileStripes Hillhill · 3.4 miSiblingswater · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWillow Parkplaying field · under a mileWest Midlands Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 93 haThe Grangesports ground · under a mile · 5 haHolly Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.0 miAllesley Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200223 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Parkway Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryBalsall Common & Meriden Group Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBalsall Common Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistModus Advanced Dental Clinic2.5 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 milePrimaryBerkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 230 pupils1.2 miCollegeHereward College of Further Education3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX5.7 miRailway stationBerkswellunder a mileLight railBirmingham Intl Rail Station (Air-Rail Link)Birmingham Airport4.9 miBus stationBirmingham Airport Bus Terminal5.2 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV7 postcode district.
