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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB71
Telephone code01243
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,690 residentsin the Charlemont census areaMedian age 41.44,315 households64% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright19% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,689 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 63% go by car, 10% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%4% 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°C741 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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 landmarksSwan Poollake · 1.2 miForge Mill Lakelake · 1.4 miBromford Stopisland · 2.4 miRyders Green Junctionwater · 1.9 miRyders Green Lockswater · 2.0 miPriory Woodswoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSandwell Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 139 haDartmouth Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 27 haHill Top Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 4 haDartmouth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 20 haKing George Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 26 haJesson Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202548 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 15 · PM2.5 8.2 · PM10 13 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
Broadband93% 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)4,464 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkin Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryClifton Lane Medical Centre53 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStone Cross Pharmacy24 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStella Maris Practice Limitedunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi43 schools28 primary, 10 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryPennyhill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 647 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary Magdalene CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Phoenix Collegiateages 11-18, 1,770 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSandwell College1.7 miUniversityUniversity College Birmingham5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationTame Bridge Parkway1.0 miMetroBlack Lake (West Midlands Metro)1.3 miBus stationWest Bromwich Bus Station1.5 miBus stops137 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B71 postcode district.


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