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Pubs 506 Restaurants 2,458 Hotels 190 Shops 6,319 Supermarkets 271 Takeaways 810 Cinemas 20 Attractions 789 Business services 470 Education 1,196 Health and beauty 2,840 Home improvement 854 Leisure 177 Property services 294




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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B18 postcode district.

County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB18
Telephone code0121
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:44 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:15 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,386 residentsin the Winson Green & Gib Heath census areaMedian age 31.13,981 households31% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright37% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting16.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,695 in work, 9% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, transport and storage 9%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 47% go by car, 21% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%9% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C763 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBirmingham Union Workhousehistoric site · under a mileHockley Tunnelshistoric site · under a mileSoho Loopwater · under a mileSmethwick Hall Poollake · 2.2 miThimblemill Poollake · 2.2 miWaterfront Walkwalk or trail · 1.4 miSt Vincent Street Bridgebridge · 1.0 miIcknield Port Loopwater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSummerfield Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haHandsworth Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 28 haWaverhill Parkpark · under a mileThe Black Patch Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 6 haMatthew Boulton Allotmentsallotments · under a mileTower Street Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes126 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202550 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 16 · PM2.5 8.1 · 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)4,217 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirmingham City Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCommunity Pain Management Clinic91 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySummerfield Pharmacy53 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Dept.under a milePolice stationSummerfield Police StationBirminghamunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeBirminghamunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi100 schools53 primary, 18 secondary, 1 all-through, 14 independent, 7 special, 3 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherIndependentFuture First Independent Schoolages 13-18, 9 pupilsright hereIndependentOrion Schoolages 13-16, 20 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWindsor Olympus Academyages 11-16, 533 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBirmingham Metropolitan College1.8 miUniversityUniversity College Birmingham1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.0 miRailway stationJewellery Quarterunder a mileMetroSoho Benson Road (West Midlands Metro)Winson Greenunder a mileBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth2.0 miBus stops184 within a mileCar parkQ-Park Birmingham City Hospitalunder a mileEV chargingCity - Outside MSCP11 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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