Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:48 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:16 am – 3:59 pm
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People5,799 residentsin the Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath census areaMedian age 55.92,533 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,519 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: education 12%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C825 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 landmarksPoint Poollake · 1.4 miPimple Hillhill · under a milePippin's Hillhill · 1.5 miRiley Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileSuckley Hillshills · 2.5 miYewberry Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChapel Lane Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.4 miMalvern Commonpark · 4.7 mi · 63 haLink Commonpark · 4.4 mi · 20 haRose Bank Gardenspark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 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 3.0 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,660 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalvern Community Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryCradley Surgery1.6 miPharmacyLygon Pharmacy4.2 miDentistBuckingham House Dental LLP4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentHidelow Grange Schoolages 11-18, 7 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCradley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupils1.9 miSecondaryDyson Perrins CofE Academyages 11-16, 592 pupils4.1 miCollegeHereford College of Arts12.6 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationMalvern Link4.6 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station9.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks29 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY9 postcode district.
