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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:15 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,880 residentsin the West Heath census areaMedian age 40.03,347 households73% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,726 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 61% go by car, 9% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C818 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLickey Monumenthistoric site · 1.9 miBeacon Hill Toposcopehistoric site · 1.9 miMerecroft Poollake · 2.0 miUpper Bittell Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miHigh Hillhill · 1.1 miRednal Hillhill · 1.3 miLower Bittell Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miThe Grovewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCofton Parkpark · under a mile · 51 haLickey Hillspark · 1.3 mi · 213 haAustin Parkpark · under a mileMunicipal Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 45 haWast Hills Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 21 haConey Green Drive Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202547 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 10 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,372 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation182 m597 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 158 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Heath Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryCofton Medical Centre34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Longbridge Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationRubery Police StationBirmingham1.7 miCash machineMichael's Express2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools24 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 3 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryAlbert Bradbeer Primary Academyages 3-11, 400 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCofton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 408 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTurves Green Boys' Schoolages 11-18, 592 pupilsunder a mileCollegeFircroft College of Adult Education3.1 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationLongbridgeunder a mileBus stationHalesowen Bus Station4.9 miBus stops122 within a mileCar parkPremier Inn Birmingham South (Rubery) Car ParkRubery, Birmingham1.2 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBirminghamunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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