Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:43 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:14 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,962 residentsin the Brownshill Green census areaMedian age 46.52,868 households82% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,227 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C716 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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)
Nearby landmarksWall Hillhill · 1.2 miSwanswell Poollake · 2.8 miHounds Hillhill · 1.3 miCoventry Peace Orchardwoodland · under a mileHawkes End Woodwoodland · under a mileWyken Poollake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllesley Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 36 haCoundon Woodpark · under a mile · 3 haGodiva Gardenspark · under a mileCoundon Hall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 29 haBarrs Hill School Playing Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 7 haHolbrooks Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200226 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 8.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,177 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalsgrave Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryPark Leys Medical Practice9 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyAllesley Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistJubilee Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools17 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherSecondaryCoundon Courtages 11-18, 1,873 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,435 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKeresley Grange Primary Schoolages 4-11, 314 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHereward College of Further Education2.7 miUniversityCoventry University3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.1 miRailway stationCoventry ArenaRowleys Green2.7 miBus stationTesco ExtraLongford2.8 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV5 postcode district.
