Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:48 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:17 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,263 residentsin the Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield census areaMedian age 54.62,769 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,936 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C768 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksRosedale Poollake · 1.5 miAshton Castlecastle · 2.6 miDogkennel Poollake · 1.8 miChurch House Dinglevalley · under a mileBerrington Hallhistoric site · 3.1 miSunny Bank Dinglevalley · under a mileNT Croft Castle & Parkland, Leominster.castle · 4.5 miThe Islandisland · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPinsley Meadpark · 4.6 miThe Grangepark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199020 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202630 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,010 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation215 m705 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 218 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTenbury Community Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryTenbury Surgery3.7 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.6 miDentistImperial Dental Group - Tenbury Wells3.6 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceKyrewood3.3 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Tenbury Wells3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentSt Michael Abbey Schoolages 13-19, 6 pupils1.8 miSecondaryTenbury High Ormiston Academyages 11-16, 453 pupils3.1 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX40 miRailway stationLeominster4.7 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle15 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationLeominster4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR6 postcode district.
