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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB18
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 –
People11,386 residentsin the Winson Green & Gib Heath census areaMedian age 31.13,981 households31% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright37% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting16.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,695 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, transport and storage 9%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 47% go by car, 21% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%9% 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°C763 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 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 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 landmarksBirmingham Union Workhousehistoric site · under a mileHockley Tunnelshistoric site · under a mileSoho Loopwater · under a mileSmethwick Hall Poollake · 2.2 miThimblemill Poollake · 2.2 miWaterfront Walkwalk or trail · 1.4 miSt Vincent Street Bridgebridge · 1.0 miIcknield Port Loopwater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSummerfield Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haHandsworth Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 28 haWaverhill Parkpark · under a mileThe Black Patch Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 6 haMatthew Boulton Allotmentsallotments · under a mileTower Street Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes126 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202550 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 16 · PM2.5 8.1 · 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
Broadband98% 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)4,217 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirmingham City Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCommunity Pain Management Clinic91 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySummerfield Pharmacy53 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Dept.under a milePolice stationSummerfield Police StationBirminghamunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeBirminghamunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi100 schools53 primary, 18 secondary, 1 all-through, 14 independent, 7 special, 3 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherIndependentFuture First Independent Schoolages 13-18, 9 pupilsright hereIndependentOrion Schoolages 13-16, 20 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWindsor Olympus Academyages 11-16, 533 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan College1.8 miUniversityUniversity College Birmingham1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.0 miRailway stationJewellery Quarterunder a mileMetroSoho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)Winson Greenunder a mileBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth2.0 miBus stops184 within a mileCar parkQ-Park Birmingham City Hospitalunder a mileEV chargingCity - Outside MSCP11 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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