Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:47 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:16 am – 3:58 pm
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People8,524 residentsin the Abberley, Holt Heath & Hallow census areaMedian age 51.03,523 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,014 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 55% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C704 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksHundred Poollake · under a mileFront Poollake · 1.1 miWalsgrove Hillhill · under a mileAbberley Hillhill · under a mileThe Cascadewater · under a milePerhill Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haSevern Meadowpark · 3.7 miSevern Meadowspark · 4.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199030 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,747 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 275 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryGreat Witley Surgeryright herePharmacyAreley Kings Pharmacy3.8 miDentistDental Surgery4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGreat Witley CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 187 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAbberley Parochial VC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe Chantry Schoolages 11-16, 881 pupils3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationHartlebury6.6 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station8.0 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR6 postcode district.
