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Attractions 797 Banks 68 Business services 466 Cinemas 21 Education 1,206 Health and beauty 2,815 Home improvement 815 Hotels 194 Leisure 183 Property services 284 Pubs 507 Restaurants 2,472 Shops 6,172 Supermarkets 264 Takeaways 796




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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB16
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 –
People9,976 residentsin the Edgbaston North census areaMedian age 34.84,406 households38% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright16% social rented, 46% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,626 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 38% go by car, 13% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%5% 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°C806 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksEdgbaston Waterworks Towerhistoric site · under a milePerrott's Follyhistoric site · under a mileMoor Poollake · 1.3 miEdgbaston Poollake · 1.8 miIcknield Port Loopwater · under a mileWaterfront Walkwalk or trail · 1.2 miSt Vincent Street Bridgebridge · under a mileSoho Loopwater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSummerfield Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haChamberlain Gardenspark · under a mile · 4 haMontague Road Open Spacepark · under a mileEdgbaston Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 58 haLadywood Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileAvery Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes124 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202549 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 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,869 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirmingham City Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryKaris Medical Centre87 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNoor Pharmacy42 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistImperial Dental Group - Monument Rdunder a milePolice stationSummerfield Police StationBirminghamunder a mileCash machinePayzoneBirminghamunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi82 schools43 primary, 13 secondary, 14 independent, 8 special, 3 nursery, 1 sixth formSecondarySt Paul's School for Girlsages 11-18, 1,033 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 199 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarford Primary Schoolages 3-11, 409 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan College2.0 miUniversityUniversity College Birmingham1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.1 miRailway stationFive WaysBirmingham1.1 miMetroEdgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)Birminghamunder a mileBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth2.0 miBus stops168 within a mileCar parkDuchess Road Pay and Display Car ParkBirminghamunder a mileEV chargingubitricity15 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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