Local servicesHospitalNorthcroft Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryKingsmount Medical Centre40 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM W Phillips Chemists25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist402-404 Kingstanding Road (Dental Practice)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi50 schools31 primary, 9 secondary, 2 independent, 5 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryKingsthorne Primary Schoolages 3-11, 328 pupilsright hereIndependentAspire AP School 2ages 11-16, 7 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCardinal Wiseman Catholic Schoolages 11-16, 788 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan College4.3 miUniversityAston University4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.5 miRailway stationPerry Barr2.1 miMetroSoho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)Winson Green3.9 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth4.8 miBus stops198 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B44 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B44 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,667 residentsin the Kingstanding South East census areaMedian age 34.64,037 households47% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright33% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,016 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 61% go by car, 17% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%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°C724 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Parks and green spacesSutton Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 872 haPerry Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 17 haThe Ringpark · under a mileAldridge Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 13 haKingstanding Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 10 haBoldmere Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 33 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes131 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: 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
Broadband99% 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)4,222 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
