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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB21
Telephone codeNot listed
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 –
People8,471 residentsin the Handsworth West census areaMedian age 33.12,736 households45% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright23% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting13.9% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,858 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, transport and storage 10%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 55% go by car, 21% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 66%13% 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 landmarksHandsworth Old Town Hallhistoric site · under a mileHeathfield Hall - James Watt Heritagehistoric site · 1.1 miSwan Poollake · 1.6 miForge Mill Lakelake · 1.6 miEngine Arm Aqueductbridge · 1.4 miPerry Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miSoho Loopwater · 1.5 miBromford Stopisland · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHandsworth Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haSandwell Valley Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 139 haWaverhill Parkpark · under a mileHilltop Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 106 haPerry Hall Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 63 haUplands Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes127 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 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 15 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,008 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMidland Metropolitan University Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryHandsworth Medical Pract.65 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyClick4Prescriptions50 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationThornhill Road Police StationBirminghamunder a mileCash machinePost Office6 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi77 schools47 primary, 13 secondary, 8 independent, 5 special, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryWilliam Murdoch Primary Schoolages 3-11, 591 pupilsright herePrimaryRookery Schoolages 3-11, 453 pupilsright hereSecondaryKing Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boysages 11-18, 1,054 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSandwell College2.3 miUniversityUniversity College Birmingham2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.9 miRailway stationThe HawthornsSmethwick1.1 miMetroWinson Green Outer Circle (West Midlands Metro)under a mileBus stationWest Bromwich Bus Station2.4 miBus stops145 within a mileCar parkBoulton Road Car ParkBirmingham2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity7 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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