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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB42
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,605 residentsin the Perry Barr & South Hamstead census areaMedian age 35.93,032 households69% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright6% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,582 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 57% go by car, 12% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 84%5% 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°C760 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPerry Reservoirreservoir · under a mileForge Mill Lakelake · 2.2 miSwan Poollake · 2.6 miWitton Lakeswater · 1.4 miBrookvale Parkwater · 1.6 miGarden Grovewoodland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPerry Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haPerry Hall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 63 haHandsworth Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 28 haAston Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 22 haAlexander Stadiumsports ground · under a mile · 13 haWalsall Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202546 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 17 · PM2.5 8.3 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,236 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthcroft Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryPerry Park Surgery53 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyStar Pharmacy48 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWalsall Road (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi78 schools47 primary, 14 secondary, 7 independent, 5 special, 4 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryPrince Albert High Schoolages 11-18, 950 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEden Boys' School, Birminghamages 11-18, 606 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCherry Orchard Primary Schoolages 3-11, 440 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan College3.0 miUniversityAston University2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.2 miRailway stationPerry Barrunder a mileMetroSoho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)Winson Green2.3 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth3.5 miBus stops106 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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