Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:47 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:17 am – 3:58 pm
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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°C759 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksWyre Forestforest · 1.0 miSwan Poollake · 1.6 miCallow Hillhill · under a mileBayton Poollake · 2.8 miDoghanging Coppicewoodland · under a mileWoodward's Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLittle Lakes Golf Centregolf course · 1.6 mi · 45 haMillennium Greenpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haSeverne Greenpark · 2.8 miBlackstone Riverside Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 7 haSource: 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 199028 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.5 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
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryBewdley Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3.1 miDentistBewdley Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFar Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 86 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Bewdley Schoolages 11-18, 970 pupils3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationKidderminster6.4 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station5.9 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY14 postcode district.
