Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:50 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
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People11,761 residentsin the Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich census areaMedian age 54.75,101 households78% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,492 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C729 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 14 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)
Parks and green spacesSchool and Church Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haRope Walk Meadowpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haLong Acrespark · 3.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.9 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 broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,342 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoss Community Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryFownhope Medical Centre3.0 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistSpadental Ross On Wye3.4 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRoss-on-Wye3.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Ross on Wye, Overross Street3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKing's Caple Primary Academyages 4-11, 26 pupils1.7 miSecondaryJohn Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academyages 11-18, 1,274 pupils2.9 miCollegeHereford College of Arts7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationHereford8.2 miBus stationBus StationCinderford11 miFerrySharpness Old Docks17 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeRoss-On-Wye3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR1 postcode district.
