Pheasey

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 43% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:32

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US 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

131 reported · August 2026▼ 8% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences56
• Criminal damage & arson22
• Shoplifting11
• Public order8

Neighbourhood team: Aldridge · 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)

455 food businesses within 2 miles

• 339 rated 4–5 ★ (268 top)
• 21 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hamstead (3.3 km)
• 69 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 (9.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (9.1 km)

27 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

61 charging locations within ~8 km

• 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: MFG BP Great Barr (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches21
• Playgrounds7

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
• 10 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

Wendy Morton

Conservative

Aldridge-Brownhills

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)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens7321
• Restaurants & cafés25

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

57% low-carbon electricity

Gas 40% · Wind 24% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 10%

161 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

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in B43

• Great Barr Practice
• Scott Arms Medical Centre
• Collingwood Family Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldridge-Brownhills:

• Remove the grey belt planning rules230 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth173 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND173 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Reform UK Bail Law: Require Passport Surrender for Serious Criminal Charges141 local signatures · 6,379 nationwide
• Fund routine screening for bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy.138 local signatures · 5,484 nationwide

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

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)