Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:43 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:13 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,535 residentsin the Stoke Heath census areaMedian age 35.93,489 households45% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright26% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,752 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 59% go by car, 12% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle75% 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 higher26% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%5% 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°C721 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksTower Courthistoric site · 1.1 miSutherland Househistoric site · 1.2 miWyken Poollake · 1.3 miSwanswell Poollake · 1.6 miCoventry Canal Bridge No 5bridge · under a milePrimrose Hillhill · 1.3 miWalsgrave Hillhill · 2.4 miVignoles Bridgebridge · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWyken Croft Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 25 haLongford Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 27 haEdgwick Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haCoventry Sports Foundation Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haPinley Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSt Margaret's Parkplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200230 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 12 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 13 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)3,555 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalsgrave Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryThe Crossley Practice104 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWyken Pharmacy44 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGentle Dental Centreunder a milePolice stationWest Midlands PoliceCoventryunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeCoventryunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi56 schools40 primary, 9 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryCourthouse Green Primary Schoolages 2-11, 711 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStanton Bridge Primary Schoolages 3-11, 413 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLyng Hall Schoolages 11-18, 1,014 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCoventry College1.5 miUniversityCoventry University1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationCoventry ArenaRowleys Green1.4 miBus stationTesco ExtraLongford1.1 miBus stops145 within a mileCar parkCromwell Street - Car ParkCoventryunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsCoventry79 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV6 postcode district.
