Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:48 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:15 am – 3:59 pm
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People7,250 residentsin the Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield census areaMedian age 53.93,229 households71% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,326 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C741 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksEastnor Lakelake · 1.8 miDuck Poollake · 1.8 miHollybush Hillhill · under a mileRagged Stone Hillhill · under a mileWinter Coombevalley · under a mileGolden Valleyvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEastnor Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 83 haSt Wulstan's Local Nature Reservepark · 2.9 mi · 21 haSt Wulstans Village Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 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 3.3 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,314 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 282 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalvern Community Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryLedbury Health Partnership3.5 miPharmacyBoots3.4 miDentistLedbury Dental Care LTD3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCastlemorton Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 92 pupils1.8 miSecondaryJohn Masefield High Schoolages 11-18, 849 pupils3.4 miCollegeHartpury College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX39 miRailway stationColwall3.6 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester12 miFerrySharpness Old Docks22 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR8 postcode district.
