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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtSY8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:46 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:16 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,206 residentsin the Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest census areaMedian age 55.93,362 households81% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,117 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C720 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksSwan Poollake · 1.0 miRose Cottage Poollake · 1.2 miTanner's Hillhill · under a milePark Dinglevalley · under a mileSnuffmill Dinglevalley · under a mileWyre Forestforest · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Gardenspark · under a mileBlackstone Riverside Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haWribbenhall Millennium Greenpark · under a mileWharton Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 28 haBewdley Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haRhydd Covertsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199030 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202643 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,106 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryBewdley Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBewdley Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Anne's CofE VC Primary Schoolages 2-11, 247 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Bewdley Schoolages 11-18, 970 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBewdley Primary Schoolages 2-11, 431 pupils1.0 miCollegeHalesowen College13.0 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX25 miRailway stationKidderminster3.9 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station3.4 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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