Birmingham · Everyday life
Everyday life in Birmingham
Birmingham is a city. This page covers shops, the nearest GP, cafés, parks, green space and countryside, from official data: each figure with the period it covers, the area it was measured over and its source.
Parks, woods and public green space
10.9% of the area is parks, woods or public green space. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Greenspace and OS Open Zoomstack woodland.
Countryside around
0.3% of the area is countryside, not built up. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Zoomstack urban areas.
Parks and playgrounds nearby
105 parks, playing fields and play areas. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Greenspace.
Shops and everyday services
91.8 shops and services per km². Period: latest release, 2 Nov 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: Overture Maps Places.
Nearest GP
0.5 km to the nearest surgery. Period: latest release, 2 Nov 2026. Area: Straight-line distance from the place centre, searched to 15 km. Source: NHS England GP practices and branch surgeries (ODS).
Air quality
1 declared air quality management area. Period: retrieved 4 Nov 2026. Area: Declared air quality management areas intersecting the analysis area. Source: Planning Data platform (planning.data.gov.uk).
More about Birmingham
- House prices in Birmingham
- Schools in Birmingham
- Getting around Birmingham
- Crime and flood risk in Birmingham
Everyday life in nearby places
- Everyday life in Digbeth
- Everyday life in Edgbaston
- Everyday life in Moseley
- Everyday life in Harborne
- Everyday life in Erdington
- Everyday life in Handsworth
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