Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:49 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:15 am – 4:00 pm
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People9,439 residentsin the Ledbury census areaMedian age 51.54,472 households65% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,253 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle47% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C721 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 spacesThe Weir Gardenspark · 1.4 mi · 2 haThe Riverside Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 4 haLedbury Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haThe Walled Gardenpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 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 202645 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,883 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoss Community Hospital9.0 miGP surgeryLedbury Health Partnership1.9 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Access Centre1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryJohn Masefield High Schoolages 11-18, 849 pupils1.8 miPrimaryLedbury Primary Schoolages 2-11, 420 pupils1.9 miCollegeHartpury College10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX43 miRailway stationLedbury2.4 miBus stationBus StationCinderford14 miFerrySharpness Old Docks20 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR8 postcode district.
