Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:50 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:16 am – 4:00 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 8°C, lows 2°C732 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksBagpiper's Tumphill · 1.1 miCherry Hillhill · 1.4 miYoung Oaks Woodwoodland · under a mileBirch Grovewoodland · under a mileRed Deer Pondpond · 1.5 miLittle Dewchurch Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.4 miDinedor Camppark · 2.0 mi · 5 haSchool and Church Commonpark · 2.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 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: 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: 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
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWye Valley Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryHerefordshire Ooh Services2.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2.6 miDentistSaxon Hall3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMordiford CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 190 pupils1.4 miPrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 84 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat Schoolages 11-16, 1,089 pupils3.0 miCollegeHereford College of Arts3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS44 miRailway stationHereford3.9 miBus stationMonmouth Bus Station Stand 115 miFerrySharpness Old Docks22 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.
