Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,338 residentsin the Smethwick South census areaMedian age 33.83,595 households39% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright31% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,629 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 55% go by car, 20% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher34% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 68%11% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C782 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksThimblemill Poollake · under a mileSmethwick Hall Poollake · under a mileBromford Stopisland · 1.9 miTitford Feederwater · 1.4 miBromford Junctionwater · 1.8 miWarley Woodswoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWarley Parkpark · under a mile · 25 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haWest Smethwick Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haSmethwick Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haWarley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 20 haLondonderry Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes120 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202548 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 13 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 12 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
Broadband96% 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)3,789 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 148 to 206 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMidland Metropolitan University Hospital1.3 miGP surgerySarephed Medical Centre56 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBearwood Pharmacy32 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCentral Orthodonticsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi63 schools41 primary, 14 secondary, 4 independent, 4 specialPrimaryUplands Manor Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 734 pupilsright herePrimaryAnnie Lennard Primary Schoolages 3-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShireland Collegiate Academyages 11-19, 1,585 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSandwell College2.1 miUniversityUniversity College Birmingham3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX10 miRailway stationSmethwick Rolfe Streetunder a mileMetroThe Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro)Smethwick1.5 miBus stationWest Bromwich Bus Station2.3 miBus stops246 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B67 postcode district.
