Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:47 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:16 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,524 residentsin the Abberley, Holt Heath & Hallow census areaMedian age 51.03,523 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,014 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 55% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C762 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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)
Nearby landmarksPenny Hillhill · under a mileBerrow Hillhill · 1.0 miWashing Poollake · 2.9 miPudford Dinglevalley · 1.2 miWarford Poollake · 3.2 miKingswood Commonwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMartley Playing Field and Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haBroadheath Commonpark · 4.1 mi · 10 haThe Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199031 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,747 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBromyard Community Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryMartley Surgeryunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy5.7 miDentistNorthwick Manor Dental Practice6.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryThe Chantry Schoolages 11-16, 881 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMartley CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 160 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Worcester5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationWorcester Foregate Street6.8 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station6.7 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR6 postcode district.
