Local servicesHospitalBromyard Community Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryCradley Surgery3.7 miPharmacyBromyard Pharmacy4.8 miDentistHatton Park (Dental Surgery)4.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 specialSecondaryQueen Elizabeth High Schoolages 11-16, 421 pupils4.6 miCollegeHereford College of Arts9.8 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX39 miRailway stationLedbury5.9 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station12 miFerrySharpness Old Docks27 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B60 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:49 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:16 am – 3:59 pm
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People10,681 residentsin the Bromyard & Bishop's Frome census areaMedian age 53.24,859 households69% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,909 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 9% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C836 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksLocks Hillhill · under a milePoint Poollake · 2.6 miWard Hillhill · 1.2 miGolden Valleyvalley · 1.4 miDowle's Coppicewoodland · under a mileFisher's Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.5 miPromenade d'Athispark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199032 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,008 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
