Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:46 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:16 am – 3:57 pm
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People7,385 residentsin the Fernhill Heath & Ombersley census areaMedian age 48.23,075 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,579 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksStinton Poollake · 1.0 miBlack Poollake · 2.3 miThe Forestforest · 1.9 miDoverdalevalley · under a mileNailer's Coppicewoodland · 1.0 miBattenton Greenwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOmbersley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 51 haSevern Meadowpark · 2.2 miBowbrook Grange Open Spacepark · 2.5 miLeapgate Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 202648 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,280 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDroitwich Spa Private Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryOmbersley Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacySt Mary Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySytchampton Endowed Primary Schoolages 3-11, 78 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOmbersley Endowed First Schoolages 3-9, 131 pupils1.7 miSecondaryDroitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centreages 12-18, 1,290 pupils3.2 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College12.2 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX23 miRailway stationHartlebury2.6 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station6.2 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY13 postcode district.
