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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People6,115 residentsin the Halesowen East census areaMedian age 48.82,511 households85% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,745 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 59% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C806 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksBreaches Poollake · 1.4 miWeston Dinglevalley · under a mileBartley Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miEgg Hillhill · 1.4 miFrankley Hillhill · 1.6 miCooper's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoodgate Valley Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 202 haLey Hill Recreation Groundpark · 1.9 mi · 20 haSenneleys Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 39 haWaseley Hills Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 61 haManor Abbey Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 5 haWychbury Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 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 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 14 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
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)2,518 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 217 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Midlands Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryBartley Green Medical Practice16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Bartley Green Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools17 primary, 7 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryKitwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 174 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodgate Primary Schoolages 4-11, 401 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Edward VI Five Ways Schoolages 11-18, 1,324 pupils1.1 miCollegeHalesowen College1.9 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationOld Hill2.8 miMetroEdgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)Birmingham4.9 miBus stationHalesowen Bus Station1.5 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B62 postcode district.
