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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtHR6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:49 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:18 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C794 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMere Hillhill · 1.0 miRookery Poollake · 2.7 miSwan Poollake · 2.8 miGreen Hillhill · 1.4 miHarley's Mountainmountain · 4.1 miWoodhampton Larcheswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · 1.3 miThe Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes106 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199012 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202621 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 4.7 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 268 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryThe Mortimer Medical Prac4.0 miPharmacyPresteigne Pharmacy6.1 miDentistDental Access Centre7.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryWigmore Schoolages 11-19, 467 pupils1.3 miPrimaryWigmore Primary Schoolages 2-11, 169 pupils1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX49 miRailway stationBucknell5.3 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle7.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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