Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:48 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:15 am – 3:59 pm
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People7,405 residentsin the Malvern Wells & Priory census areaMedian age 54.43,418 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright6% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,072 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 45% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C942 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksNew Poollake · 1.0 miHastings Poollake · 1.3 miSummer Hillhill · under a mileFirs Valleyvalley · under a mileWide Valleyvalley · under a mileWorcestershire Beaconhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMalvern Commonpark · under a mile · 63 haGym Flatspark · under a mileRose Bank Gardenspark · under a mileWorcestershire Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 49 haManor Parksports ground · under a mile · 4 haDuke's Meadowplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202647 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,791 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation252 m827 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 424 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalvern Community Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryNew Court Road Surgery Branch 19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyClaremont House Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistSt Margaretsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independentIndependentMalvern Collegeages 13-19, 625 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMalvern Wyche CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Chaseages 11-18, 1,449 pupils1.0 miCollegeHartpury College13.6 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX35 miRailway stationGreat Malvernunder a mileBus stationWorcester Bus Station7.8 miFerrySharpness Old Docks27 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR14 postcode district.
