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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB40
Telephone code0121
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:43 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:14 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,066 residentsin the Marston Green & Airport census areaMedian age 43.13,252 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,766 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 7% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle71% 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 higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksSpinney Poollake · under a milePendigo Lakelake · under a mileCrescent Wood Islandisland · under a mileDiddington Hillhill · 1.1 miGeary's Levelwater · 1.8 miAnniversarieswater · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesElmdon Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 69 haSheldon Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 67 haStonebridge Golf Centregolf course · 1.5 mi · 126 haKingfisherpark · 2.6 mi · 287 haGorse Farm Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haChelmsley Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes133 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200220 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 14 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Birminghamunder a mileGP surgeryBsol Nec Primary Care Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyThe Croft Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistHedingham Grove Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMarston Green Junior Schoolages 7-11, 334 pupils1.8 miPrimaryColeshill Heath Schoolages 2-11, 480 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Coleshill Schoolages 11-18, 1,177 pupils2.2 miCollegeSolihull College & University Centre4.5 miUniversityBirmingham City University7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX1.4 miRailway stationBirmingham InternationalNational Exhibition Centreunder a mileLight railBirmingham Intl Rail Station (Air-Rail Link)Birmingham Airportunder a mileBus stationBirmingham Airport Bus Terminalunder a mileBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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