Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:49 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:17 am – 3:59 pm
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People8,834 residentsin the Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham census areaMedian age 54.53,915 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,087 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C803 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksGorst Poollake · under a mileRosedale Poollake · 2.3 miDocklow Poolswater · under a milePudleston Dinglevalley · 1.0 miSparrow Hillhill · 1.3 miGrendon Greenhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Grangepark · 4.4 miPinsley Meadpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199023 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202632 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 5.0 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 219 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryThe Bodenham Surgery4.4 miPharmacyDrugs2U Pharmacy4.2 miDentistMorton Hudson And Mileson4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX41 miRailway stationLeominster4.2 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR6 postcode district.
