Oldbury (Sandwell)

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• Today: 10° / 7° · 39% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:33

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 7.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

337 reported · August 2026▼ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences146
• Shoplifting48
• Vehicle crime32
• Criminal damage & arson28

Neighbourhood team: Quinton · West Midlands

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

2,307 reported road collisions (2025)

441 killed or seriously injured · 2,985 casualties · 20.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 373 rated 4–5 ★ (277 top)
• 25 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Rowley Regis (3.2 km)
• 67 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£234,867 average▲ 1.5% YoY

Across Birmingham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,099 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £830
• 2 bed £1,003
• 3 bed £1,134

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

8,752 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)

39 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

113 charging locations within ~8 km

• 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Birmingham West-Hyundai (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market opens tomorrow· 4 Nov 2026
• Working together to tackle child sexual exploitation· 4 Nov 2026
• Birmingham to host national Open Data Camp conference· 30 Oct 2026
• Cannon Street’s New Young Futures Hub opens in Birmingham city centre, putting young people at the heart of support, opportunity and connection· 29 Oct 2026
• New multi-use games area opens in Small Heath Park· 28 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK62,818
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK84,668
• Net moves−21,850

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 8 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

43% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

516 schools · 207,780 pupils

291 primary · 83 secondary · 142 other

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

437 inspected 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 homes284
• GP practices239
• Dentists231
• Homecare agencies316
• Hospitals & hospices49

CQC ratings: 82% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 10 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Birmingham

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

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

725 applications decided

82.3% granted · 597 granted, 128 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)

Birmingham Edgbaston

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

• Lab 14
• Con 16
• LD 12
• Grn 19
• Ref 22
• Oth 18

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

• Schools20
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

45,590 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£708 median full-time weekly pay

10.2% 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

64% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Gas 31% · Nuclear 25% · Imports 6%

125 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

10 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in B32

• Woodgate Valley Health Centre
• Bartley Green Medical Practice
• Jiggins Lane Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Birmingham Edgbaston:

• Reform regulation through the GMC to put patient safety and fairness first127 local signatures · 14,694 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND114 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 111 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities108 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks101 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Warley Woods · 1.0 km

  Warley Woods is a 100-acre (40 ha) public park in the Warley district of Smethwick, in Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England, originally laid out by Humphry Repton. It has been grade II listed by English Heritage…

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  Brandhall · 1.0 km

  Brandhall is a suburb of Oldbury in the south of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, bordering Birmingham and Halesowen. The development of the area commenced during the 1930s with the construction of…

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  Church of Our Lady and St Hubert, Warley · 1.0 km

  The Church of Our Lady and St Hubert is a Roman Catholic church in Warley, West Midlands, England, and in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. It was built in 1934, and is Grade II listed.

• Quinton, Birmingham · 1.0 km

  Quinton is a suburb and ward of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England, 5 miles (8 km) west of the city centre. Formerly part of Halesowen parish, Quinton became part of Birmingham in 1909. Quinton wa…

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  St Faith and St Laurence's Church, Harborne · 1.1 km

  St. Faith and St. Laurence's Church, Harborne is a parish church in the Church of England in Harborne, Birmingham. It is part of the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham, and a member of Inclusive Church.

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  Queens Park, Birmingham · 1.4 km

  Queens Park was laid out in 1898, after which Turks Lane was renamed Queens Park Road. The 10-acre plot was bought by the Harborne Charity Fete Committee and presented to the city council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)