Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:48 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:17 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C776 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksRowden Abbeyhistoric site · 1.3 miGrendon Greenhill · under a mileLower Brockhampton Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miWhite Oak Hillhill · 1.5 miGorst Poollake · 3.4 miSwingley Poollake · 3.6 miLong Dinglevalley · 2.6 miRowden Coppicewoodland · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPromenade d'Athispark · 3.1 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 199025 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202635 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 2.7 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.8 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
Elevation213 m699 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 248 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBromyard Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryNunwell Surgery3.0 miPharmacyBromyard Pharmacy3.0 miDentistHatton Park (Dental Surgery)2.7 miPolice stationLeominster Police Station6.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bromyard2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBredenbury Primary Schoolages 2-11, 51 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth High Schoolages 11-16, 421 pupils2.7 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College11.4 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX39 miRailway stationLeominster6.8 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station15 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationWorcester5.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR7 postcode district.
