Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:51 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:16 am – 4:02 pm
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People10,857 residentsin the Kingstone & Kingsthorne census areaMedian age 48.94,586 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,287 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle56% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C900 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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 landmarksGarway Hillhill · under a mileSaddlebow Hillhill · 1.4 miThe Gorsewoodland · under a mileBurnt House Woodwoodland · under a mileBenarth Dinglevalley · 2.0 miTreville Forestforest · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199036 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202638 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation246 m807 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 129 to 366 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMonmouth General Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryGolden Valley Practice3.8 miPharmacyPrescripta3.2 miDentistSaxon Hall8.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHereford College of Arts10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationHereford10 miBus stationMonmouth Bus Station Stand 29.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks20 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.
