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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B43 postcode district.

County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB43
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,818 residentsin the Hamstead West census areaMedian age 41.42,314 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,562 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 59% go by car, 12% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C739 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForge Mill Lakelake · under a mileSwan Poollake · 1.4 miPerry Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miGarden Grovewoodland · under a milePerry Woodwoodland · under a mileBromford Stopisland · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSandwell Valley Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 139 haRed House Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haHilltop Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 106 haPerry Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 17 haPerry Hall Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 63 haKing George Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 26 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 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 202545 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 15 · PM2.5 8.2 · 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
Broadband95% 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)2,432 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkin Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryTanhouse NHS Clinic15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyD P Forrest LTD21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools23 primary, 6 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryFerndale Primary Schoolages 3-11, 551 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHamstead Primary Schoolages 3-11, 423 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHamstead Hall Academyages 11-18, 1,173 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSandwell College2.7 miUniversityAston University4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX9.9 miRailway stationHamstead (Birmingham)under a mileMetroThe Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)Smethwick2.4 miBus stationWest Bromwich Bus Station2.7 miBus stops98 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B43 postcode district.


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