Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:49 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:18 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,834 residentsin the Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham census areaMedian age 54.53,915 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,087 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% walk or cycle36% 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 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°C788 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksRookery Poollake · under a mileSwan Poollake · under a mileCanal Poolcanal · 1.1 miMill Leatwater · 1.2 miShobdon Marshwetland · under a mileMere Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · 2.0 miMortimer Parksports ground · 1.1 mi · 8 haMonkland Commonpark · 3.4 mi · 5 haGinhall Greenpark · 4.3 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199015 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202622 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryThe Mortimer Medical Prac1.8 miPharmacyWestfield Walk Pharmacy5.2 miDentistDental Access Centre5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryShobdon Primary Schoolages 5-11, 74 pupils1.1 miSecondaryWigmore Schoolages 11-19, 467 pupils4.2 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX49 miRailway stationLeominster5.7 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station10 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR6 postcode district.
