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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB12
Telephone code0121
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 –
People7,232 residentsin the Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road census areaMedian age 30.92,343 households39% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright38% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting15.9% unemployment rate46% of adults are economically active, 2,089 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 14%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 50% go by car, 16% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%11% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C764 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksClydesdale Towerhistoric site · 1.1 miThe Sentinelshistoric site · 1.1 miEdgbaston Poollake · 1.4 miColdbath Poollake · 1.9 miWaterfront Walkwalk or trail · 1.3 miDigbeth Branch Canal Tunnelbridge · 1.8 miSt Vincent Street Bridgebridge · 1.8 miIcknield Port Loopwater · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCalthorpe Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haCannon Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 70 haNew Hope Community Parkpark · under a mileEdgbaston Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 58 haBalsall Heath Parkplaying field · under a mileForward Drivesports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202530 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 15 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 12 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,857 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi The Priory Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Wand Medical Centre82 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStag Direct52 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistS. Birmingham Community Healthunder a milePolice stationMoseley Police StationBirminghamunder a mileCash machineHighgate Market, Horton Square3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi96 schools45 primary, 13 secondary, 1 all-through, 21 independent, 9 special, 4 nursery, 1 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryHeath Mount Primary Schoolages 4-11, 290 pupilsright hereIndependentRedstone Academy for Boysages 11-16, 114 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArk St Alban's Academyages 11-18, 797 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form Collegeright hereUniversityBirmingham City University1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX5.9 miRailway stationBordesleyunder a mileMetroDigbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)1.0 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth1.0 miBus stops170 within a mileCar parkAlfred Road Pay and Display Car ParkBirminghamunder a mileEV chargingubitricity10 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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