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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtB96
Telephone code01527
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:45 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:14 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,050 residentsin the Hunt End & Feckenham census areaMedian age 47.72,587 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,044 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C763 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRedditch Water Towerhistoric site · 2.3 miLodge Poollake · 2.6 miWheating Hillhill · 1.2 miWestminster Poollake · 2.8 miJohn Bonham Memorial Redditchhistoric site · 3.3 miMuzzy Hillhill · 1.4 miNew Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Moorswoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAstwood Parkpark · within reachThe Greenpark · 1.1 miMorton Stanley Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 21 haGreenfields Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 haKingsley Sports Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 9 haDunstall Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,601 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation144 m472 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlexandra Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryThe Ridgeway Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyKnights Astwood Bank Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCrabbs Cross Dental Surgery1.6 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRedditch3.2 miCash machineJK Stores (Link DC), Woodrow North1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 primary, 4 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryAstwood Bank Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRidgeway Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 432 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Augustine's Catholic High Schoolages 13-18, 995 pupils1.1 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College3.3 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX16 miRailway stationRedditch3.2 miBus stationRedditch Bus Station3.2 miBus stops32 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationRedditch1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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