| On a world map the co-ordinates for the
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| | west of the city rise to 285m. There are
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| city of Birmingham are 52o 28' latitude
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| | three main rivers flowing through
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| north and longitude 1o 53' west.
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| | Birmingham; the River Cole which flows
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| Birmingham is a metropolitan borough of
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| | across the south to north-east of the
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| the West Midlands and a unitary authority
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| | city; the River Rea, which flows from the
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| in its own right. However, it also still
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| | south west into the River Tame north of
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| retains historic links with the counties
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| | the city centre. The River Tame flows
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| of; Warwickshire, Worcestershire and
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| | west to east across the city and
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| Shropshire to which its suburbs once
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| | eventually flows into the River Trent at
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| belonged. The population of Birmingham
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| | Alrewas. None of the rivers passing
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| exceeds 1 million people making it the
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| | through Birmingham are navigable by boat.
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| second largest city in the country; the
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| | The climate in Birmingham is typical of
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| population of the West Midlands
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| | England being a temperate one. With most
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| conurbation is almost 2,300,000.
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| | of its weather systems arriving on the
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| Birmingham city covers an area of some
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| | prevailing westerly winds, the average
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| 26,700 hectare giving it a population
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| | temperature in January is 30C and July it
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| density of around 38 per hectare, which
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| | is 150C. On average Birmingham receives
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| is slightly less crowded than many other
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| | less than 750ml of rainfall a year which,
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| major UK cities.
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| | being relatively close to the Welsh hills
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| Artefacts dating back to Roman and even
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| | and mountains, much of the rain being
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| the Bronze Age establish that there have
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| | carried by the prevailing winds is
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| been settlements in and around Birmingham
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| | deposited over Wales before reaching
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| for a long time. Before it became a
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| | Birmingham. The average expectancy of
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| heavily industrialised city Birmingham
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| | rain in Birmingham is about 175 days a
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| would have grown and developed by the
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| | year. The temperature in January is lower
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| aggregation of small farming hamlets,
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| | than might be expected for a city in the
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| probably centred on areas close to the
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| | midland of England. This is because the
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| River Rea. The surface geology of
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| | city is centrally located in the landmass
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| Birmingham is sandstone, mudstone and a
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| | and so does not benefit from the blanket
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| pebbly silty clay that would have been
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| | effect of the North Atlantic Drift.
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| deposited at the time the glaciers
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| | House prices in Birmingham vary across
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| retreated during the ice age. By and
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| | the city dependant on the suburb in which
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| large the surface geology is rarely more
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| | they are located. Traditionally the two
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| than 10m thick. The dominant bedrock in
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| | most expensive areas have been Edgbaston
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| Birmingham is the red mudstones and
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| | and Sutton Coldfield. The suburb of
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| sandstones that were laid down during the
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| | Harbourne is seen as an up and coming
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| Permian and Triassic eras, roughly 290 to
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| | area for young professionals being close
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| 250 million years ago.
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| | to the city centre, the university and
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| To the west of the city there are
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| | the main Birmingham Hospitals. Houses in
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| Carboniferous coal measure deposits and
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| | Bournville, especially those that are
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| rocks dating back to the Silurian era. Of
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| | part of the Bournville Village Trust, are
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| significance here is the area known as
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| | also much sought after. The overall
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| Wrens Nest, Dudley, which is a site of
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| | average price for a house in Birmingham
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| exceptional importance for Lower Silurian
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| | is 155,000 GBP.
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| limestone. In 2002 Birmingham was hit
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| | The average price of a four bed roomed
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| with the Uks biggest earthquake in a
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| | detached house is the same as the
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| decade, measuring 4.8 on the Richter
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| | national average at 320,000 GBP which is
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| scale the epicentre of it was in Dudley
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| | higher than the regional price of 275,000
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| which sits on a major fault line.
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| | GBP. A three bed-room semi-detached house
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| Birmingham also sits on a fault line
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| | is 160,000 GBP, below the national
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| running south-west to north east through
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| | average of 185,000 GBP but some 5% above
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| the city.
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| | the regional average. A two bed-room
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| Once sitting on the northern edge of the
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| | terraced house in Birmingham typically
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| Forest of Arden and surrounded by
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| | costs 130,000 GBP, about 7% higher than
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| woodland, timber was the traditional
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| | regionally and 10% higher than the
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| building material. With sand and gravel
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| | national average. At over 130,000 GBP for
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| deposits and limestone nearby the use of
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| | a 2 bed-roomed flat, Birmingham is around
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| mortar mixes and concrete was also
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| | the national average price, but again
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| common. Ever since they could be mass
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| | higher than the regional average.
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| produced, bricks and plain baked clay
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| | Whilst there are 43 major suburbs, the
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| tiles have subsequently been used in
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| | city council for Birmingham has 40
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| buildings.
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| | electoral wards which each return 3
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| Geographically Birmingham sits on the
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| | councillors. The city is divided into 10
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| Birmingham Plateau which is generally 150
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| | electoral constituencies to return
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| to 200 metres above sea level. However,
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| | Members of Parliament.
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| the Lickey Hills in the extreme south
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