Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:14 am – 3:57 pm
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People7,196 residentsin the Wick, Elmley Castle & Fladbury census areaMedian age 54.53,148 households77% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,328 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 6% walk or cycle41% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C667 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesSmith's Meadowpark · 1.2 miEvesham Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 22 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 miAbbey Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 9 haSheppey Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haPinvin Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,152 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPershore Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryPch Ward2.1 miPharmacyOgle Pharmacy2.1 miDentistLincoln House Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFladbury CofE Primary School and Preschoolages 3-11, 76 pupils1.1 miPrimaryCropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First Schoolages 4-10, 94 pupils1.8 miSecondaryPershore High Schoolages 11-18, 1,055 pupils1.9 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College13.4 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX26 miRailway stationPershore1.9 miBus stationMerstow Green Bus StationEvesham4.0 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR10 postcode district.
