Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:45 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:15 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,112 residentsin the King's Norton census areaMedian age 43.22,922 households73% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,085 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 9% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% 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°C819 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesCofton Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 51 haShannon Road Open Spacepark · under a milePrimrose Parkpark · under a mileWast Hills Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 21 haHayes Playing Fieldssports ground · under a mile · 8 haCofton Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 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 10 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation169 m554 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 152 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Heath Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWest Heath Hospital38 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Redhill Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHouse Of Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools24 primary, 6 secondary, 2 all-through, 1 independent, 5 special, 3 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt John Fisher Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWest Heath Primary Schoolages 4-11, 409 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTurves Green Boys' Schoolages 11-18, 592 pupilsunder a mileCollegeFircroft College of Adult Education2.6 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX9.7 miRailway stationNorthfieldunder a mileBus stationHalesowen Bus Station5.4 miBus stops149 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B38 postcode district.
