Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:15 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,710 residentsin the Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park census areaMedian age 35.42,739 households36% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright38% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting15.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,462 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 42% go by car, 14% 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 languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%5% 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°C809 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksEdgbaston Poollake · under a mileMoor Poollake · 1.7 miIcknield Port Loopwater · 1.5 miSoho Loopwater · 2.0 miThe Grovewoodland · 1.7 miBartley Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCannon Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 70 haEdgbaston Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 58 haCalthorpe Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haWinterbourne House and Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haEdgbaston Guinea Gardensallotments · under a mile · 5 haMoor Green Sports Centreplaying field · 1.1 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes124 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202550 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 14 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,808 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation143 m469 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUhcw - The Harborne Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Westbourne Centre88 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyZain The Chemist40 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMycol LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi79 schools37 primary, 8 secondary, 18 independent, 10 special, 4 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherIndependentPriory Schoolages 0-18, 330 pupilsright hereIndependentElmhurst Ballet Schoolages 11-19, 185 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCity Academyages 11-16, 554 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Birmingham1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX7.0 miRailway stationFive WaysBirminghamunder a mileMetroEdgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)Birminghamunder a mileBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth1.5 miBus stops148 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B15 postcode district.
