Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:50 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
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People11,761 residentsin the Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich census areaMedian age 54.75,101 households78% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,492 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C915 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksPan Tod Beaconhistoric site · 1.5 miWigpool Ironstone Minehistoric site · 1.8 miWig Poollake · 1.6 miGoodrich Castle (EH)castle · 3.1 miPalmer's Hillhill · 1.0 miDeep Deanvalley · 1.0 miCoal Hillhill · 1.4 miPerlieu Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRuardean Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haDeanhill Parkpark · 3.2 miCaroline Symonds Gardenspark · 3.4 miLong Acrespark · 3.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,342 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 251 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalForest Of Dean Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryRuardean Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyDrybrook Pharmacy1.7 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRoss-on-Wye3.3 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Drybrook1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryRuardean Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupils1.2 miPrimaryDrybrook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 147 pupils1.7 miSecondaryDene Magna and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,020 pupils2.7 miCollegeHartpury College10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS35 miRailway stationLydney11 miBus stationBus StationCinderford3.9 miFerrySharpness Old Docks10 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkStowfield Road Car ParkLydbrook2.3 miEV chargingHigh Street, Mitcheldean2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR9 postcode district.
