Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:47 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:13 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,816 residentsin the Bredon, Ashton & Eckington census areaMedian age 54.43,440 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,634 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C680 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLittle Hillhill · under a mileHolcomb Naphill · under a mileNap Coppicewoodland · under a mileAsh Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Dinglevalley · 2.1 miBengeworth Lakelake · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spaces6 7sports ground · under a mileSt Richards Open Spacepark · 3.9 mi · 3 haCorporation Meadowpark · 3.8 mi · 3 haAbbey Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,480 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEvesham Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryPes At Pj Health H&W Ccg3.8 miPharmacyAbbeyvale Pharmacy3.8 miDentistWorcs Dental Access Centre4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAshton-under-Hill First Schoolages 3-10, 95 pupilsright hereSecondaryBredon Hill Academyages 10-13, 472 pupilsunder a milePrimarySedgeberrow CofE First Schoolages 3-10, 177 pupils1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX31 miRailway stationEvesham4.7 miBus stationMerstow Green Bus StationEvesham4.3 miFerrySharpness Old Docks30 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR11 postcode district.
