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Local servicesHospitalMoseley Hall Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryAll Saints Medical Centre Surgery66 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyTwilight Pharmacy43 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi74 schools40 primary, 12 secondary, 6 independent, 10 special, 4 nursery, 2 otherPrimarySt Dunstan's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 288 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishop Challoner Catholic Collegeages 11-18, 1,184 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWheelers Lane Technology Collegeages 11-16, 672 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJoseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Birmingham2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX6.3 miRailway stationKings Heathunder a mileMetroDigbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)3.1 miBus stationBirmingham Coach StationDigbeth3.1 miBus stops123 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B14 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B14 postcode district.

County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:44 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:15 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,703 residentsin the Kings Heath census areaMedian age 38.83,210 households67% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright9% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,773 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: education 21%, health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 9%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 36% go by car, 9% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% 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°C781 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksColdbath Poollake · under a mileMoseley New Poollake · 1.1 miMill Pondpond · 1.5 miGay Hillhill · 2.8 miOlton Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miCamp Woodwoodland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHighbury Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haCannon Hill Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 70 haKing's Heath Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haMoseley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haVicarage Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMoor Green Sports Centreplaying field · 1.0 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes119 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 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 5 Feb 202529 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 13 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 12 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
Broadband100% 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)3,362 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation156 m512 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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