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
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People8,307 residentsin the Greet & Mid Sparkhill census areaMedian age 29.52,171 households56% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting13.6% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,463 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, transport and storage 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 55% go by car, 14% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher34% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%11% 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°C760 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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 spacesSmall Heath Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haPercy Road Parkpark · under a mileAvon Parkpark · under a mileMoseley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 43 haBalsall Heath Parkplaying field · under a mileKnowle Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202531 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 17 · PM2.5 9.1 · PM10 14 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
Broadband99% 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)2,189 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFormer Womens Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGreet Medical Practice68 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGreet Pharmacy58 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi94 schools49 primary, 14 secondary, 3 all-through, 15 independent, 7 special, 3 nursery, 3 otherSecondaryArk Boulton Academyages 11-16, 877 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreet Primary Schoolages 3-11, 704 pupilsunder a milePrimaryArden Primary Schoolages 3-11, 692 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College1.3 miUniversityBirmingham City University2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX4.6 miRailway stationSmall Heathunder a mileMetroDigbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)1.8 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth1.9 miBus stops162 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B11 postcode district.
