Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:50 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:18 am – 4:01 pm
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People7,850 residentsin the Kington, Eardisley & Staunton census areaMedian age 54.23,558 households67% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,576 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C841 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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 landmarksLilla Poollake · 1.9 miOaker's Hillhill · under a mileHorse Shoe Bendwater · under a mileLawn Poollake · 2.1 miAlmeley Castlecastle · 3.2 miTin Hillhill · 1.1 miBredwardine Bridgebridge · 1.5 miLittle Mountainmountain · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCastle Greenpark · 2.3 mi · 2 haBlakemere Greenpark · 3.5 miPloughfield Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199023 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202624 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital12 miGP surgeryThe Staunton-On-Wye Surgery1.6 miPharmacyKington Pharmacy6.9 miDentistThe Dental Surgery5.2 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station7.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStaunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupils1.8 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS52 miRailway stationHereford12 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHereford4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR3 postcode district.
