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Pubs 504 Restaurants 2,599 Banks 72 Hotels 210 Shops 6,514 Supermarkets 287 Takeaways 794 Cinemas 18 Attractions 803 Business services 496 Education 1,243 Health and beauty 3,052 Home improvement 898 Leisure 176 Property services 298




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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB5
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 –
People9,361 residentsin the Attwood Green & Park Central census areaMedian age 28.64,161 households17% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright33% social rented, 48% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting15.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,163 in work, 6% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 26% go by car, 17% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%5% 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°C759 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Sentinelshistoric site · under a mileClydesdale Towerhistoric site · under a mileEdgbaston Poollake · 1.1 miWaterfront Walkwalk or trail · under a mileMoor Poollake · 2.3 miSt Vincent Street Bridgebridge · 1.3 miDigbeth Branch Canal Tunnelbridge · 1.7 miIcknield Port Loopwater · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCalthorpe Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haCannon Hill Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 70 haMoonlit Parkpark · under a mileEdgbaston Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 58 haForward Drivesports ground · under a mileMoor Green Sports Centreplaying field · 1.4 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202550 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 8.2 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,421 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi The Priory Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBellevue Medical Centre80 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBellevue Pharmacy47 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationTally Ho Police Training CentreBirminghamunder a mileCash machinePayzone5 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi99 schools43 primary, 13 secondary, 23 independent, 10 special, 6 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryOasis Academy Woodviewages 4-11, 392 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLift Percy Shurmerages 3-11, 459 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArk St Alban's Academyages 11-18, 797 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity College Birmingham1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX6.4 miRailway stationFive WaysBirminghamunder a mileMetroDigbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)under a mileBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbethunder a mileBus stops202 within a mileCar parkKent Street Car ParkBirminghamunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBirmingham8 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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