Halesowen

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 7° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

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

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

102 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences30
• Shoplifting17
• Criminal damage & arson12
• Vehicle crime12

Neighbourhood team: Halesowen · West Midlands

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

135 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

443 food businesses within 2 miles

• 343 rated 4–5 ★ (255 top)
• 9 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

£332,683 average▲ 1.2% YoY

Across Bromsgrove · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£992 average monthly rent▲ 2% YoY

• 1 bed £717
• 2 bed £899
• 3 bed £1,091

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

10.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,249 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 (8.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

69 charging locations within ~8 km

• 21 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)

• Got views? Then we’ve got questions for you· 2 Nov 2026
• Sanders Park car park extension opens in time for Half Term· 28 Oct 2026
• Next Stop: Christmas!· 28 Oct 2026
• Rubery Switches On Christmas· 28 Oct 2026
• Council moves to support residents under new planning rules· 19 Oct 2026

Source: Bromsgrove Council

99,183 residents in Bromsgrove · 457/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,414
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,544
• Net moves+870

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 266 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,479 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (22% of 43,180)

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

43 schools · 18,149 pupils

25 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bromsgrove

578 CQC-registered services

• Care homes181
• GP practices88
• Dentists126
• Homecare agencies114
• Hospitals & hospices26

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Worcestershire

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

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

135 applications decided

90.4% granted · 122 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Alex Ballinger

Labour

Halesowen

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

• Lab 6
• Con 11
• LD 6
• Oth 8

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,310 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

200 jobs advertised · £38,812 avg

e.g. Amazon Now E-Bike Delivery Partner - Earn £13 - £15 per hour* (Halesowen), HGV Class 1 Driver, CNC Programmer

Source: Adzuna

£843 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,466 disposable income per head (2024)

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

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 40,698 certificates

11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

48% low-carbon electricity

Gas 48% · Wind 27% · Nuclear 21% · Imports 4%

190 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Worcestershire): 63.1 women · 63.3 men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

7 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in B63

• Meadowbrook Surgery
• Halesowen Medical Practice
• Alexandra Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Halesowen:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth209 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND167 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK126 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Introduce a national strategy to tackle the cat overpopulation and rescue crisis125 local signatures · 18,774 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills117 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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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)