Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryRyeland Surgery1.7 miPharmacyDrugs2U Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistMorton Hudson And Mileson1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryStoke Prior Primary Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupils1.0 miSecondaryEarl Mortimer Collegeages 11-16, 502 pupils1.4 miPrimaryLeominster Primary Schoolages 3-11, 581 pupils1.5 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX44 miRailway stationLeominster1.2 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:49 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:17 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,290 residentsin the Leominster South census areaMedian age 46.92,937 households55% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright18% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,837 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C669 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 11 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 Grangepark · 1.4 miPinsley Meadpark · 1.5 miLeominster Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 71 haEaton Hallsports ground · under a mileSydonia Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haGinhall Greenpark · 2.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199020 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202629 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,991 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
