Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:48 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:16 am – 3:59 pm
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People10,681 residentsin the Bromyard & Bishop's Frome census areaMedian age 53.24,859 households69% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,909 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 9% walk or cycle35% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C804 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksPoint Poollake · 1.3 miWard Hillhill · under a mileLocks Hillhill · 1.3 miGolden Valleyvalley · 1.5 miEvesbatch Coppicewoodland · under a milePuckhill Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPromenade d'Athispark · 4.4 miThe Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199032 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,008 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBromyard Community Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryCradley Surgery2.8 miPharmacyBromyard Pharmacy4.4 miDentistHatton Park (Dental Surgery)4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 independent, 1 specialIndependentHidelow Grange Schoolages 11-18, 7 pupils1.2 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth High Schoolages 11-16, 421 pupils4.3 miCollegeHereford College of Arts11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX38 miRailway stationColwall5.8 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station11 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR6 postcode district.
