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Bircher Hereford and Worcester

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Primary Schools 5 Special Schools 2 Libraries 1 Colleges 1 Music Schools 1 Art and Design Schools 1 Nursery Schools 1 Driving Schools 1 Riding School and Stables 1 Schools 1 High and Secondary Schools 1 Other Education 7

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Pubs 31 Restaurants 69 Banks 13 Hotels 43 Shops 200 Supermarkets 20 Takeaways 12 Cinemas 3 Attractions 32 Business services 13 Health and beauty 61 Home improvement 25 Leisure 12 Property services 9

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR6 postcode district.

County or areaHereford and Worcester

Postcode districtHR6

Telephone codeNot listed

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:49 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:18 am – 4:00 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People6,263 residentsin the Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield census areaMedian age 54.62,769 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,936 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C791 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksBerrington Poollake · 2.7 miWoodcock Hillhill · 1.5 miDionscourt Hillhill · 1.6 miFishpool Valleyvalley · 1.5 miThe Islandisland · 2.8 miBlack Poollake · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names

Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.8 miMillennium Greenpark · 3.2 miGinhall Greenpark · 4.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199015 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202625 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 2.6 · PM_2.5 4.9 · PM₁₀ 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,010 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 209 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryOrleton Surgery1.2 miPharmacyW S & B Rees Chemists4.4 miDentistMorton Hudson And Mileson4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service

SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLuston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupils1.7 miPrimaryOrleton CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 175 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWigmore Schoolages 11-19, 467 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX45 miRailway stationLeominster4.6 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle10 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR6 postcode district.

Primary Schools

Primary Schools in Bircher

Luston Primary School - Leominster
Leominster, HR6 0EA · 1.7 mi
Shobdon Primary School - Shobdon, Leominster
Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9LX · 5.3 mi
Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School - Ashford Carbonel, Ludlow
Ashford Carbonel, Ludlow, SY8 4BX · 4.5 mi
Wigmore Primary School - Wigmore, Leominster
Castle Garage, Wigmore, Leominster, HR6 9UN · 4.1 mi
Leominster Primary School - Leominster
Leominster, HR6 8JU · 4.9 mi

Special Schools

Special Schools in Bircher

Cambian Hereford School - Leominster
Leominster, HR6 8LL · 4.6 mi
Overton School - Overton
Overton, SY8 4AD · 4.4 mi

Libraries

Libraries in Bircher

Leominster Library - Eye, Leominster
8 The Buttercross, Eye, Leominster, HR6 8BN · 4.4 mi

Colleges

Colleges in Bircher

Gyroplanetrain Flight Training - Shobdon, Leominster
Gyroplane Train, Shobdon Airfield, Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9NR · 5.5 mi

Music Schools

Music Schools in Bircher

Andrew Morris - Eye, Leominster
49 Osborne Pl, Eye, Leominster, HR6 8BW · 4.1 mi

Art and Design Schools

Art and Design Schools in Bircher

Larc Development Trust - Eye, Leominster
Grange Ct, Pinsley Rd, Eye, Leominster, HR6 8NL · 4.5 mi

Nursery Schools

Nursery Schools in Bircher

Orleton Pre-school - Orleton SY8
Kings Rd, Orleton SY8, SY8 4HQ · 1.7 mi

Driving Schools

Driving Schools in Bircher

G T School of Motoring - Eye, Leominster
5 Broad St, Eye, Leominster, HR6 8BT · 4.4 mi

Riding School and Stables

Riding School and Stables in Bircher

High View Stables - Ongar Street, Aymestrey
High View Farm, Ongar Street, Aymestrey, HR6 9SZ · 5.0 mi

Schools

Schools in Bircher

Kimbolton Nursery Group - Kimbolton
Kimbolton, Kimbolton, HR6 0HQ · 4.3 mi

High and Secondary Schools

High and Secondary Schools in Bircher

Wigmore High School - Wigmore, Leominster
Ford St, Wigmore, Leominster, HR6 9UW · 4.0 mi

Other Education

Other Education in Bircher

Herefordshire Aero Club - Shobdon, Leominster
Shobdon Aerodrome, Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9NR · 5.5 mi
Transport Training Services - Ludlow
8 High St, Ludlow, SY8 1BS · 5.9 mi
Swift Light Flight Microlight Training - Shobdon, Leominster
Shobdon Airfield Pinsley Bungalows, Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9NR · 5.6 mi
TMBSS Ludlow Education Centre - Ludlow
Old Museum Store Old St, Ludlow, SY8 1NN · 6.0 mi
Typhoon Leisure - Leominster
Lucton School, Lucton, Leominster, HR6 9PN · 2.6 mi
School Wise - Kingsland
Longford House, Kingsland, HR6 9QU · 3.2 mi
Applewood Permaculture Centre - Richard's Castle
Waterloo Farm, 4JG, UK, Richard's Castle, SY8 4JJ · 1.8 mi

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Bearwood Training and Livery - Leominster
Brick House, Bearwood, Leominster, HR6 9EF
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