Local servicesHospitalUhcw Worcester Spire Hospital1.3 miGP surgerySevern Valley Medical Practice20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Bull Ring Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 3 independent, 2 special, 2 otherPrimaryOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primaryages 4-11, 161 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Clement's CofE Primaryages 2-11, 246 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChristopher Whitehead Language Collegeages 11-18, 1,580 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Worcesterunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationWorcester Foregate Street1.0 miBus stationWorcester Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR2 postcode district.
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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People8,982 residentsin the Dines Green & St Johns census areaMedian age 35.63,771 households50% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright27% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,107 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% 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°C696 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 20 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 spacesCripplegate Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haPitmaston Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haBoughton Parkgolf course · under a mile · 47 haSt Andrew's Gardenspark · under a mileWindsor Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCinderella Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 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 202648 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,935 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
