Local servicesHospitalDroitwich Spa Private Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWorcestershire Community Paediatrics7 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacySt Mary Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist62 Friar Street (Dental Practice)1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWestlands First Schoolages 2-9, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDroitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centreages 12-18, 1,290 pupils1.4 miIndependentRGS Dodderhillages 2-16, 146 pupils1.5 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX21 miRailway stationDroitwich Spa1.4 miBus stationBromsgrove Bus Station5.6 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:46 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:15 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,794 residentsin the Hartlebury & Wychbold census areaMedian age 44.63,653 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,336 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C689 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksHighstank Poollake · under a mileGreat Poollake · 1.4 miCrutch Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Forestforest · 2.5 miThe Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miWassage Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVines Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 2 haImpney Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 10 haLido Park Droitwichpark · 1.8 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
