Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:46 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:14 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,050 residentsin the Hunt End & Feckenham census areaMedian age 47.72,587 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,044 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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 landmarksRock Hillhill · under a mileThe Dinglevalley · under a mileBerrow Hillhill · under a milePike Poollake · 3.6 miBushyhill Coppicewoodland · under a mileLodge Poollake · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMorton Stanley Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 21 haAstwood Parkpark · 2.2 miMillennium Greenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,601 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlexandra Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryFeckenham Surgeryright herePharmacyKnights Astwood Bank Pharmacy2.2 miDentistCrabbs Cross Dental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFeckenham CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRidgeway Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 432 pupils2.1 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX17 miRailway stationRedditch4.2 miBus stationRedditch Bus Station4.2 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B96 postcode district.
