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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB20
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 39 min8:16 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,153 residentsin the Handsworth Wood census areaMedian age 38.83,142 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright4% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,622 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 7% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%6% 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°C737 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksForge Mill Lakelake · 1.5 miSwan Poollake · 1.8 miPerry Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSoho Loopwater · 2.1 miGarden Grovewoodland · 1.0 miWitton Lakeswater · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHandsworth Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haPerry Hall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 63 haSandwell Valley Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 139 haPerry Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 17 haHilltop Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 106 haUplands Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes128 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 17 Jun 202546 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 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
Broadband99% 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)3,267 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBirmingham Children's Hospital - Accident & Emergency2.0 miGP surgeryThe Community Outbreak And Response Service39 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWards Chemists41 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi69 schools41 primary, 15 secondary, 6 independent, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCherry Orchard Primary Schoolages 3-11, 440 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academyages 11-18, 1,052 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSandwell College2.8 miUniversityAston University2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.7 miRailway stationHamstead (Birmingham)under a mileMetroWinson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)1.5 miBus stationWest Bromwich Bus Station2.9 miBus stops121 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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