Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:50 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:16 am – 4:01 pm
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People9,081 residentsin the Hereford South census areaMedian age 39.03,892 households54% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright28% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,372 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 18%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C700 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 16 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)
Parks and green spacesCastle Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haRedcliffe Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haCantilupe Gardenspark · under a mileKing George's Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 17 haBishop's Meadowplaying field · under a mile · 4 haRockfield Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199031 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202635 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,996 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryRoss Road Surgery31 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWye Valley Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSaxon Hallunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 5 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimarySt Martin's Primary Schoolages 3-11, 304 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James' Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 219 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Hereford Church of England Academyages 11-16, 647 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHereford College of Arts1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS46 miRailway stationHereford1.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks24 miBus stops103 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.
