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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB4
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 –
People16,085 residentsin the North Central & Dartmouth Circus census areaMedian age 21.43,667 households13% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright51% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting29.7% unemployment rate43% of adults are economically active, 4,156 in work, 3% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 16%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 34% go by car, 23% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 2% 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°C763 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 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 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 Poollake · 2.5 miMoor Poollake · 3.1 miSoho Loopwater · 1.4 miIcknield Port Loopwater · 1.6 miPerry Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miBromford Stopisland · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEastside City Parkpark · under a mileGarrison Lane Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haCity Centre Gardenspark · under a mileTower Street Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileChainworks Gymsports ground · under a mileAston Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202549 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 24 · PM2.5 8.7 · PM10 15 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,648 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirmingham Children's Hospitalright hereGP surgeryAston University Student Health Centre118 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots70 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi117 schools57 primary, 16 secondary, 1 all-through, 22 independent, 8 special, 9 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherSecondaryBirmingham Ormiston Academyages 14-19, 1,016 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAston University Engineering Academyages 13-19, 1,010 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughStar King Solomon Academyages 4-16, 354 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan Collegeunder a mileUniversityAston Universityright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX6.5 miRailway stationBirmingham Snow Hillunder a mileMetroBull Street (West Midlands Metro)Birminghamunder a mileBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbethunder a mileBus stops291 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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