Key facts and figures relating to culture in the West Midlands region, updated October 2008.
Amount spent by visitors for holiday/leisure purposes by region (£million)
|
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
% change 2000-2006
|
|
England
|
£15,702
|
£15,547
|
£16,175
|
£15,188
|
£15,152
|
£15,397
|
£14,397
|
-8.3%
|
|
England average
|
£1,744
|
£1,727
|
£1,796
|
£1,686
|
£1,683
|
£1,710
|
£1,593
|
-8.7%
|
|
London
|
£4,226
|
£3,494
|
£3,587
|
£3,441
|
£3,911
|
£3,446
|
£3,962
|
-6.2%
|
|
South West
|
£3,301
|
£3,357
|
£3,807
|
£3,525
|
£3,396
|
£3,286
|
£3,203
|
-3.0%
|
|
South East
|
£2,136
|
£2,433
|
£2,046
|
£1,931
|
£2,184
|
£1,952
|
£1,761
|
-17.6%
|
|
North West
|
£2,072
|
£1,962
|
£2,180
|
£1,855
|
£1,604
|
£1,898
|
£1,724
|
-16.8%
|
|
East of England
|
£995
|
£1,215
|
£1,111
|
£1,057
|
£1,176
|
£1,351
|
£909
|
-8.6%
|
|
Yorkshire
|
£1,081
|
£980
|
£1,129
|
£1,183
|
£1,021
|
£1,218
|
£943
|
-12.8%
|
|
East Midlands
|
£725
|
£825
|
£965
|
£847
|
£759
|
£919
|
£750
|
+3.4%
|
|
West Midlands
|
£755
|
£849
|
£862
|
£811
|
£703
|
£807
|
£684
|
-9.4%
|
|
North East
|
£405
|
£425
|
£480
|
£526
|
£391
|
£516
|
£404
|
-0.3%
|
Source: International Passenger Survey/UK Tourism Survey
Number of listed buildings by category and Local Authority District
|
|
I
|
II*
|
II
|
Total
|
|
Birmingham
|
21
|
99
|
1,343
|
1,463
|
|
Bridgnorth
|
19
|
74
|
1,038
|
1,131
|
|
Bromsgrove
|
6
|
27
|
432
|
465
|
|
Cannock Chase
|
0
|
6
|
59
|
65
|
|
Coventry
|
19
|
20
|
233
|
272
|
|
Dudley
|
6
|
15
|
232
|
253
|
|
East Staffordshire
|
11
|
61
|
805
|
877
|
|
Herefordshire
|
126
|
345
|
5,395
|
5,866
|
|
Lichfield
|
12
|
63
|
675
|
750
|
|
Malvern Hills
|
35
|
85
|
1,753
|
1,873
|
|
Newcastle under Lyme
|
3
|
22
|
340
|
365
|
|
North Shropshire
|
12
|
70
|
1,125
|
1,207
|
|
North Warwickshire
|
7
|
53
|
524
|
584
|
|
Nuneaton & Bedworth
|
3
|
7
|
81
|
91
|
|
Oswestry
|
7
|
19
|
511
|
537
|
|
Redditch
|
1
|
10
|
149
|
160
|
|
Rugby
|
6
|
37
|
451
|
494
|
|
Sandwell
|
2
|
8
|
180
|
190
|
|
Shrewsbury & Atcham
|
40
|
159
|
1,682
|
1,881
|
|
Solihull
|
12
|
38
|
312
|
362
|
|
South Shropshire
|
36
|
145
|
1,907
|
2,088
|
|
South Staffordshire
|
15
|
42
|
595
|
652
|
|
Stafford
|
21
|
60
|
724
|
805
|
|
Staffordshire Moorlands
|
10
|
72
|
1,241
|
1,323
|
|
Stratford-on-Avon
|
65
|
164
|
3,095
|
3,324
|
|
Stoke-on-Trent
|
1
|
16
|
175
|
192
|
|
Tamworth
|
3
|
5
|
130
|
138
|
|
Telford & Wrekin
|
12
|
52
|
730
|
794
|
|
Walsall
|
0
|
6
|
138
|
144
|
|
Warwick
|
30
|
84
|
1,359
|
1,473
|
|
Wolverhampton
|
2
|
22
|
350
|
374
|
|
Worcester
|
14
|
40
|
648
|
702
|
|
Wychavon
|
40
|
123
|
2,267
|
2,430
|
|
Wyre Forest
|
5
|
25
|
662
|
692
|
Source: Heritage Counts 2007, English Heritage