Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,666 residentsin the Broadheath, Sinton & Alfrick census areaMedian age 51.53,188 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,627 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 18 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)
Parks and green spacesBroadheath Commonpark · under a mile · 10 haThe Greenpark · 2.8 miPitmaston Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199035 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUhcw Worcester Spire Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWorcester City PCN Extended Access2.0 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2.0 miDentistThe St. Johns Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBroadheath CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 178 pupils1.7 miSecondaryChristopher Whitehead Language Collegeages 11-18, 1,580 pupils3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationWorcester Foregate Street3.6 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station3.4 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR6 postcode district.
