Key facts and figures relating to the environment and rural issues in the West Midlands region, updated October 2008.
Percentage of land used for developments which was previously developed by region, 2001 to 2006
|
England
|
61%
|
|
London
|
94%
|
|
South East
|
68% |
|
North West
|
67%
|
|
West Midlands
|
64%
|
|
Yorkshire and Humber
|
59%
|
|
East of England
|
59%
|
|
North East
|
53%
|
|
South West
|
51%
|
|
East Midlands
|
49%
|
Source: Land Use Change in England
Percentage of Site of Special Interest land area by condition by county
|
|
Favourable
|
Unfavourable recovering
|
Unfavourable no change
|
Unfavourable declining
|
Destroyed / part destroyed
|
Total area
|
|
Former County of Hereford and Worcester*
|
48.25
|
20.53
|
20.12
|
10.47
|
0.62
|
100
|
|
Shropshire*
|
53.12
|
27.68
|
11.97
|
6.23
|
1.00
|
100
|
|
Staffordshire*
|
40.12
|
35.61
|
16.64
|
6.53
|
1.09
|
100
|
|
Warwickshire*
|
77.78
|
7.07
|
7.07
|
8.08
|
0.00
|
100
|
|
Former West Midlands Metropolitan County*
|
50.79
|
19.05
|
23.81
|
4.76
|
1.59
|
100
|
|
West Midlands Region**
|
35.70
|
40.90
|
19.88
|
3.12
|
0.40
|
100
|
Source: English Nature
*October 2007
**April 2008
Geographic availability of services: percentage of people living within set distance of services, 2006
|
|
Less Sparse
|
Sparse
|
|
Service
|
Hamlet and isolated dwellings
|
Village
|
Town and fringe
|
Urban >10K
|
Hamlet and isolated dwellings
|
Village
|
Town and fringe
|
Urban >10K
|
|
Banks and building societies (4km)
|
43.6
|
38.9
|
72.5
|
99.7
|
22.9
|
14.2
|
98.1
|
100.0
|
|
Cashpoints (all) (4km)
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Cashpoints (free) (4km)
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
GP surgeries (principal sites) (4km)
|
63.1
|
63.8
|
92.8
|
100.0
|
27.0
|
29.6
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
GP surgeries (all sites) (4km)
|
70.8
|
73.2
|
96.8
|
100.0
|
49.4
|
77.4
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
Jobcentres (8km)
|
53.4
|
59.0
|
57.3
|
97.4
|
4.6
|
17.3
|
0.0
|
100.0
|
|
NHS dentists (4km)
|
50.2
|
49.7
|
82.8
|
99.9
|
25.3
|
17.5
|
100.0
|
100.0
|
|
Petrol stations (4km)
|
74.3
|
76.9
|
97.0
|
100.0
|
49.0
|
47.7
|
98.2
|
100.0
|
|
Post offices (2km)
|
55.9
|
71.0
|
98.7
|
99.8
|
39.1
|
77.9
|
99.9
|
96.6
|
|
Primary schools (2km)
|
60.4
|
78.0
|
99.8
|
100.0
|
35.0
|
78.0
|
100.0
|
99.4
|
|
Public houses (2km)
|
77.7
|
89.4
|
99.3
|
99.9
|
50.8
|
89.8
|
100.0
|
98.0
|
|
Secondary schools (4km)
|
49.7
|
47.9
|
73.2
|
100.0
|
22.7
|
23.2
|
87.1
|
100.0
|
|
Supermarkets (4km)
|
50.3
|
51.8
|
85.8
|
99.9
|
18.6
|
7.2
|
85.2
|
100.0
|
Source: Commission for Rural Communities, Rural Services Series