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
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People7,010 residentsin the Nechells census areaMedian age 28.02,487 households19% of homes owner-occupied11% owned outright69% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting19.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 1,895 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, transport and storage 14%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 50% go by car, 25% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%8% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C767 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAdderley Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haSalford Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 10 haWard End Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 19 haAston Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSalford Stadiumplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haLime Tree Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: 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 199049 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: 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 19 · PM2.5 8.4 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,458 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirmingham Children's Hospital - Accident & Emergency1.0 miGP surgeryBloomsbury Surgery73 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBloomsbury Pharmacy58 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRupert Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi97 schools50 primary, 18 secondary, 1 all-through, 13 independent, 6 special, 6 nursery, 1 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryCromwell Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 238 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryE-ACT Heartlands Academyages 11-18, 868 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan College1.0 miUniversityAston Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX5.9 miRailway stationDuddestonunder a mileMetroCurzon Street (West Midlands Metro)Birmingham1.1 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth1.4 miBus stops168 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B7 postcode district.
