Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:15 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,255 residentsin the Yardley South census areaMedian age 37.82,462 households67% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright12% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,859 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 59% go by car, 11% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C715 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 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 spacesWestley Vale Millennium Greenpark · under a mile · 8 haOaklands Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 19 haSheldon Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 67 haRedhill Rocket Parkpark · under a mileLyndon Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 13 haClay Lane Yardley Cemetery Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes131 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200215 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202532 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 7.9 · 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
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)2,623 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIndustrial Zone Former Yardley Green Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryThe Swan Medical Centre54 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyYardley Pharmacy42 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi73 schools43 primary, 11 secondary, 3 all-through, 9 independent, 3 special, 2 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryYardley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 830 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOasis Academy Hobmoorages 3-11, 493 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birminghamages 11-16, 618 pupils1.0 miCollegeJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College2.9 miUniversityBirmingham City University3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX2.9 miRailway stationAcocks Greenunder a mileMetroDigbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)3.1 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth3.2 miBus stops155 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B26 postcode district.
