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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtB93
Telephone code01564
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 41 min8:14 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,730 residentsin the Knowle census areaMedian age 49.94,084 households84% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 4,145 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 43% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C771 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 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: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksStripes Hillhill · under a mileBrian's Waterlake · 1.7 miBullivents Coppicewoodland · 1.0 miPark Poollake · 4.0 miThe Gorsewoodland · 1.1 miCrescent Wood Islandisland · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMalvern Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 29 haTudor Grange Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 21 haGolden Jubilee Gardenspark · 2.6 miFour Ashes Golf Centregolf course · 1.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200221 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 8.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)4,255 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 134 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Parkway Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryThe Blythe Practice8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Knowle Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryKnowle Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 468 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArdenages 11-18, 1,812 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt George and St Teresa Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 176 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSolihull College & University Centre3.0 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX4.7 miRailway stationDorridge1.3 miLight railBirmingham Intl Rail Station (Air-Rail Link)Birmingham Airport4.4 miBus stationSolihull Station3.0 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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