Halesowen

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 16° · 57% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:30

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

153 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences62
• Criminal damage & arson16
• Shoplifting16
• Anti-social behaviour12

17 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Halesowen · West Midlands

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

2,296 reported road collisions (2024)

482 killed or seriously injured · 3,055 casualties · 20.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

451 food businesses within 2 miles

• 345 rated 4–5 ★ (256 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Old Hill (2.5 km)
• 53 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£234,150 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across Birmingham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,093 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY

• 1 bed £825
• 2 bed £997
• 3 bed £1,127

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)

53 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

68 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: The Smart & Secure Centre (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches14
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Discover the city’s rare treasures and unusual spaces during Birmingham Heritage Week· 11 Sept 2026
• Improving the condition of Birmingham's highways for the benefit of communities· 11 Sept 2026
• Birmingham City Council calls on Government to provide targeted support for Jaguar Land Rover· 8 Sept 2026
• Birmingham comes together to break the silence around suicide during World Suicide Prevention Day 2026· 8 Sept 2026
• Public consultation reopens on plans to bring up to 3,500 new homes to Druids Heath· 8 Sept 2026

Source: Birmingham Council

1,144,918 residents in Birmingham · 4,275/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 13%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 6 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

41% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,363 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (35% of 465,310)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

512 schools · 207,780 pupils

289 primary · 83 secondary · 140 other

Ofsted: 179 of 203 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

437inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Birmingham

1,225 CQC-registered services

• Care homes282
• GP practices239
• Dentists230
• Homecare agencies321
• Hospitals & hospices49

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 11 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Birmingham

• Not in the Green Belt
• 32 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

738 applications decided

83.2% granted · 614 granted, 124 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Alex Ballinger

Labour

Halesowen

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

• Lab 15
• Con 16
• LD 12
• Grn 18
• Ref 22
• Oth 18

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

44,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

264 jobs advertised · £36,365 avg

e.g. Grounds Maintenance Operative, Exterior Products Sales Advisor, Online Social sciences Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£708 median full-time weekly pay

10% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,205 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 576,359 certificates

19.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Solar 20% · Nuclear 15% · Imports 4%

221 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.5 yrs women · 77.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58 women · 58.3 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Halesowen:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office402 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test305 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s298 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership260 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth208 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Halesowen (medieval parish) · 0.2 km

  Halesowen was a medieval parish in the West Midlands of England.

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  Halesowen bus station · 0.2 km

  Halesowen bus station is a bus station in the town of Halesowen in the West Midlands conurbation in England. It is owned and managed by Transport for West Midlands.

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  Halesowen · 0.2 km

  Halesowen is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of the West Midlands, England.

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  St John the Baptist Church, Halesowen · 0.2 km

  The Church of St John the Baptist, Halesowen, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Black Country town of Halesowen, in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Church of England and lies within the Anglican D…

• Bromsgrove Road Cutting · 0.4 km

  Bromsgrove Road Cutting is a 0.2 hectares geological site of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands. The site was notified in 1990 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is located on the eastern ed…

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  Earls High School · 0.5 km

  The Earls High School is a secondary school with academy status on Furnace Lane near the A458 in Halesowen, West Midlands. Established in 1652 and formerly Halesowen Grammar School, it also incorporates the former Hal…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)