Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,815 residentsin the Hawne census areaMedian age 42.83,302 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,638 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 63% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle74% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C774 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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)
Parks and green spacesHaden Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 37 haHighfields Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haThe Grove Recreation Groundpark · under a mileHagley Country Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 60 haSeth Somers Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCranmoor Crescent Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202544 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 9.9 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,392 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Midlands Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMeadowbrook Surgery19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy18 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBhandal Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools20 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryHuntingtree Primary Schoolages 3-11, 438 pupilsright hereSecondaryWindsor High School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,710 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady and St Kenelm RC Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen Collegeunder a mileUniversityNewman University, Birmingham3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX13 miRailway stationOld Hill1.5 miMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley4.1 miBus stationHalesowen Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops144 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B63 postcode district.
