Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:45 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
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People8,736 residentsin the Blackheath census areaMedian age 40.73,684 households58% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright25% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,834 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 61% go by car, 10% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% 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°C776 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesBritannia Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haHaden Hill Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 37 haHurst Green Recreation Groundpark · under a mile · 10 haBrandhall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 37 haLion Farm Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 21 haBritannia Park Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199042 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 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 13 · PM2.5 7.7 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,908 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 138 to 223 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRowley Regis Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryRegis Medical Centre27 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMw Phillips Chemists26 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi49 schools34 primary, 8 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryBlackheath Primary Schoolages 3-11, 456 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHighfields Primary Schoolages 5-11, 403 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Michael's Church of England High Schoolages 11-16, 1,213 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College1.4 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationRowley Regisunder a mileMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley2.8 miBus stationHalesowen Bus Station2.0 miBus stops166 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B65 postcode district.
