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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtDY10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:46 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:16 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,382 residentsin the Kidderminster Town census areaMedian age 35.83,812 households43% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright27% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,843 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C712 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksCaldwall Castlecastle · under a mileJelleyman's Millhistoric site · under a mileBroadwaters Upper Poollake · 1.4 miCaptain's Poollake · 1.4 miRound Hillhill · under a mileHoo Brook Fish Refugeriver · 1.1 miStack Poolswater · 1.0 miStour Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrinton Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haSt George's Parkpark · under a mileSpringfield Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 20 haKidderminster Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haAggborough Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSpennells Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 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 9.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,947 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Church Street Practice16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOasis Dental Care LTDunder a milePolice stationKidderminster Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCash machine 27-28 Vicar Street2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 otherPrimaryFoley Park Primary Academyages 2-11, 219 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Ambrose Catholic Primaryages 2-11, 207 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Charles I Schoolages 11-18, 1,140 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHalesowen College9.8 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX22 miRailway stationKidderminsterunder a mileBus stationKidderminster Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops102 within a mileCar parkWeavers Wharf Car ParkKidderminster3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingSainsburys Kidderminster4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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