BC Maps

BLACK COUNTRY MAP

The Black Country Observatory's online Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping system BLACK COUNTRY MAP is now ready for Local Authorities and Partners with the correct Ordnance Survey licence to use. If you require a password , please email: sophie_thompson@blackcountryconsortium.co.uk to obtain one.


Within the Black Country sub region there are a variety of geographical divisions. Below is a selection of maps we have produced. If there are any other Black Country maps that you would find useful please e-mail: sophie_thompson@blackcountryconsortium.co.uk.

Please note some of these maps are quite large and made take time to download.

Maps Currently Available (to download click on the name)

• Black Country Location
  
  A map showing the location of the Black Country within Great Britain.

• The West Midlands Region
  
  A simple map showing the boroughs that make up the West Midlands Region.

• The Black Country
  
  A map featuring the motorways, roads, railway and towns within the Black Country and surrounding area.

• Percentage of Pupils Achieving 5 + Grade A*-C GCSE by ward
  
  Thematic map showing the proportion of pupils achieving 5+ A*-C by ward for the academic year 2003/2004. The darker the shading the higher the proportion of pupils gaining 5+ A*-C grades. Source: Department for Education and Skills 2004

• Knowledge Workers living in the Black Country
  
  Knowledge workers are defined as people working in professional, managerial, scientific and technical occupations. The percentage of knowledge workers in the employed population is used as a benchmark indicator of the knowledge-intensity of residential communities. W1 wards are defined as wards where ‘knowledge workers’ make up more than 50% of the resident employed population; W2 wards are where ‘knowledge workers’ make up between 40% and 50% of the resident employed population; W3 wards are where ‘knowledge workers’ make up between 30% and 40% of the resident employed population and W4 wards are where ‘knowledge workers’ make up less than 30% of the resident employed population. In the Black Country only 4% of the population live in W1 wards; 14% in W2 wards and 26% in W3 wards. Therefore according to the 2001 Census 56% of the Black Country population live in ‘W4’ wards – communities where the great majority of people threaten to be left behind by the modern Knowledge Economy. Source: 2001 Census

• Proportion of Ethnic Minority Residents by Ward
  
  Thematic map showing the proportion of Ethnic Minority Residents by Ward. Ethnic Minority includes the following classifications: Mixed, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British and Chinese or Other Ethnic Group. Source: Census 2001.

• Level of Worklessness
  
  A thematic map showing the number of 'workless' people in the Black Country by lower super output area.

• Information & Communications Technology (ICT) centres in the Black Country
  
  This map highlights the ICT centres within the Black Country.

• Our City Region
  
  A map showing the boroughs within "Our City Region". The map also features some of the initiative in the City Region such as New Deal for Community Areas and Regeneration Zones. Our City Region includes the following boroughs: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Telford, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Telford was not part of Our City Region at the time this map was produced and as such does not feature in the map.

• Proportion of Working Age Population with No Qualifications by Ward
  
  Thematic map showing the proportion of working age population without any qualifications by ward. The darker the shading, the higher the proportion of working age population with no qualifications. Source : 2001 Census

• Proportion of Working Age Population with Level 4/5 Qualifications by Ward
  
  Thematic map showing the proportion of working age population without any qualifications by ward. The darker the shading, the higher the propotion of working age population with no qualifications. Source : 2001 Census

• VAT Registration Rate
  
  A map showing VAT Registration Rates by super output area in the Black Country.

• Net Additional Homes Provided
  
  This map shows the number of additional homes provided in the Black Country between 2005 and 2006

• Number of Local Jobs
  
  This map shows the number of local jobs in the Black Country by super output area for 2007. Data was taken from the Annual Business Inquiry

• Climate Change - C02 Emissions
  
  A map showing the difference in levels of C02 emissions between the four Black Country local authorities

• Average Resident Wage
  
  A map showing the average wage of residents living in each Black Country local authority area in 2008

• Retail Floorspace
  
  A map showing the amount of retail floorspace in Black Country super output areas in 2008