Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:44 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:14 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,343 residentsin the Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall census areaMedian age 48.43,119 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,525 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C737 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 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)
Nearby landmarksBig Poollake · 2.8 miPriests Park Woodwoodland · under a mileNunnery Coppicewoodland · under a mileStripes Hillhill · 2.5 miWindmill Hillhill · 2.7 miBrian's Waterlake · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChadwick End Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMalvern Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 29 haThe Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200223 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,225 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 105 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Parkway Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryLapworth Surgery1.8 miPharmacyKnights Dorridge Pharmacy2.6 miDentistThe Dental Practice2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryLapworth CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 171 pupils1.6 miPrimaryLady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 146 pupils1.9 miSecondaryArdenages 11-18, 1,812 pupils2.7 miCollegeSolihull College & University Centre5.5 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX7.1 miRailway stationLapworth1.5 miBus stationSolihull Station5.5 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B93 postcode district.
