Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:43 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:14 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,962 residentsin the Brownshill Green census areaMedian age 46.52,868 households82% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,227 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C725 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 landmarksWall Hillhill · under a mileHounds Hillhill · 1.3 miSwanswell Poollake · 3.1 miHawkes End Woodwoodland · under a mileKeatley's Poollake · 3.5 miBelcher's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllesley Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 36 haGodiva Gardenspark · under a mileCoundon Woodpark · under a mile · 3 haCoundon Hall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 29 haBarrs Hill School Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.1 mi · 7 haKeresley Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200226 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 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 7.5 · 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,177 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalsgrave Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryAllesley Village Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyAllesley Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistAllesley Practice Limited1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryAllesley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 414 pupils1.0 miSecondarySt John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,435 pupils1.1 miSecondaryCoundon Courtages 11-18, 1,873 pupils1.1 miCollegeHereward College of Further Education2.8 miUniversityCoventry University3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX7.9 miRailway stationCoventry ArenaRowleys Green2.9 miBus stationTesco ExtraLongford3.0 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV5 postcode district.
