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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People6,570 residentsin the Warley South census areaMedian age 42.62,592 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,056 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle79% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%3% 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°C808 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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 · 1.1 miSmethwick Hall Poollake · 1.5 miBromford Stopisland · 2.5 miMucklow Hillhill · 1.8 miWoodgate Valleyvalley · 1.7 miWarley Woodswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWarley Parkpark · under a mile · 25 haWoodgate Valley Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 202 haBrandhall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 37 haLightwoods Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haRamsay Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHighfield Farm Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 13 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,670 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation207 m679 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 175 to 235 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMidland Metropolitan University Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryWarley Medical Centre36 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHill Top Pharmacy29 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStanley Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi54 schools36 primary, 12 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryBleakhouse Primary Schoolages 4-11, 432 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrandhall Primary Schoolages 3-11, 431 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPerryfields Academyages 11-16, 682 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College2.5 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationRowley Regis1.5 miMetroKenrick Park (West Midlands Metro)West Bromwich2.7 miBus stationHalesowen Bus Station2.8 miBus stops207 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B68 postcode district.
