Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,929 residentsin the Kempsey & Ryall census areaMedian age 50.12,943 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,206 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C673 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksPirton Poollake · under a mileRound Poollake · 2.0 miChapel Hillhill · 1.5 miKnights Hillhill · 1.6 miBesford Bridgehistoric site · 3.8 miOld Hillshills · 2.3 miCroome Park Footbridgebridge · 2.0 miBeech Drivewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPower Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 5 haBlackmore Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 12 haWorcester Woods Country Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 mi away, Knucklas, 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% 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)3,242 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryKempsey Primary Schoolages 5-11, 386 pupils1.5 miSecondaryHanley Castle High Schoolages 11-18, 1,142 pupils3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationWorcestershire ParkwayNorton3.1 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station5.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks30 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWorcester2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR5 postcode district.
