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Postcode districtWR10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:14 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,705 residentsin the Drakes Broughton & Norton census areaMedian age 42.92,719 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,516 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C658 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksBesford Bridgehistoric site · 1.6 miAllesborough Hillhill · 1.5 miPirton Poollake · 3.3 miLodge Woodwoodland · under a mileDufty Coppicewoodland · under a mileLow Hillhill · 2.5 miAbberton Hallhistoric site · 5.1 miCroome Park Footbridgebridge · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAbbey Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 9 haSmith's Meadowpark · 2.3 miPinvin Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miWorcester Woods Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 mi away, Knucklas, 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,115 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPershore Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryPch Ward2.0 miPharmacyPershore Pharmacy2.3 miDentist133 High Street (Dental Surgery)2.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Pershore Police Station1.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Pershore - Racecourse Road1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Barnabas CofE Primary Schoolages 2-12, 190 pupilsright hereIndependentBowbrook House Schoolages 3-16, 193 pupils1.3 miSecondaryPershore High Schoolages 11-18, 1,055 pupils1.6 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College13.9 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationPershore1.6 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station6.3 miBus stops20 within a mileCar parkCo-Op Pershore Car Park1.6 miEV chargingAsda - Pinvin2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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