Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:44 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:14 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,846 residentsin the Dorridge census areaMedian age 47.13,980 households86% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,345 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% 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°C773 mm of rain a year, 19 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 landmarksBrian's Waterlake · 2.8 miStripes Hillhill · 1.5 miWindmill Poollake · 3.1 miBotts Coppicewoodland · under a mileDorridge Woodwoodland · under a mileLapworth Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWidney Manor Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 42 haMalvern Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 29 haTudor Grange Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 21 haVicarage Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miGolden Jubilee Gardenspark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200220 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 8.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,099 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSolihull Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryDorridge Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Dorridge Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAscent Dental Care Solihullunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDorridge Primary Schoolages 3-11, 702 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt George and St Teresa Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 176 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArdenages 11-18, 1,812 pupils1.4 miCollegeSolihull College & University Centre3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX5.8 miRailway stationDorridgeunder a mileBus stationSolihull Station3.2 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B93 postcode district.
