Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,335 residentsin the Worcester Town North census areaMedian age 36.83,843 households45% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright13% social rented, 42% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,049 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 42% go by car, 8% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C693 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 21 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 spacesSt Andrew's Gardenspark · under a mileCripplegate Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haFort Royal Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haBoughton Parkgolf course · 1.2 mi · 47 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 14 haUniversity of Worcester Arenasports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 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 8.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,033 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalUhcw Worcester Spire Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWorcester Cmht38 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKitsons Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools22 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 4 special, 1 sixth form, 2 otherIndependentThe King's Schoolages 2-19, 1,272 pupilsunder a mileIndependentRoyal Grammar School Worcesterages 2-19, 1,397 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChristopher Whitehead Language Collegeages 11-18, 1,580 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College14.3 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationWorcester Foregate Streetunder a mileBus stationWorcester Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops126 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR1 postcode district.
