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County or areaWest Midlands
Postcode districtDY5
Telephone code01746
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:45 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:16 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,738 residentsin the Quarry Bank census areaMedian age 40.63,647 households69% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,129 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 68% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C738 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksBrierley Hill War Memorialhistoric site · 1.1 miHaden Hill Househistoric site · 1.7 miDoultons Claypitwalk or trail · under a mileFens Poollake · 1.8 miMiddle Poollake · 1.9 miLodge Farm Reservoirreservoir · under a mileWithymoor Islandisland · 1.5 miYewtree Hillhill · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStevens Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haMary McArthur Gardenspark · under a mileHaden Hill Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 37 haHomer Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSilverthorne Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBearmore Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 11 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)3,734 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Midlands Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryQuarry Bank Medical Centre36 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPeak Pharmacy21 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBhandal Dental Practiceright herePolice stationWest Midlands PoliceBrierley Hill1.2 miCash machineMFG - Merryhill (MRH)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools24 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryQuarry Bank Primary Schoolages 3-11, 358 pupilsright herePrimaryMount Pleasant Primary Schoolages 3-11, 356 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThorns Collegiate Academyages 11-16, 861 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College2.4 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationCradley Heathunder a mileMetroFlood Street (West Midlands Metro)Dudley2.6 miBus stationCradley Heath Interchangeunder a mileBus stops137 within a mileCar parkThe Vine Pub Car ParkBrierley Hillunder a mileEV chargingWeneaDudley6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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