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°C727 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 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 landmarksPark Poollake · 2.5 miKeatley's Poollake · 2.5 miPinkett's Woodwoodland · under a mileWall Hillhill · 1.9 miCorley Moorhill · 2.2 miMillison's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAllesley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 36 haBarkers Butts Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 8 haGodiva Gardenspark · 1.4 miAllesley Village Jubilee Nature Reservepark · 1.7 miWoodlands Academy Sports Complexsports ground · 1.2 mi · 3 haFloyds Fieldplaying field · 1.9 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200225 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 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
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham5.5 miGP surgeryAllesley Village Surgery7 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBannerbrook Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistTile Hill Health Centre1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools10 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Infant Schoolages 4-7, 158 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEastern Green Junior Schoolages 7-11, 241 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWest Coventry Academyages 11-18, 1,317 pupils1.8 miCollegeHereward College of Further Education2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX6.6 miRailway stationTile HillTile Hill South2.4 miBus stationCoventry Station3.9 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV5 postcode district.
