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Postcode districtHR5
Telephone code01925
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:50 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:18 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,850 residentsin the Kington, Eardisley & Staunton census areaMedian age 54.23,558 households67% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,576 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% walk or cycle37% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C890 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAlmeley Castlecastle · 2.9 miTramway Poollake · 2.1 miWhiterails Poollake · 2.8 miWeobley Jubilee Heritage Trailhistoric site · 3.8 miVale's Woodwoodland · under a mileWinney Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Riddoxhill · 2.4 miBach Dinglevalley · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRose Gardenpark · 3.8 miCastle Greenpark · 4.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199017 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202621 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 169 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital8.9 miGP surgeryKington Medical Practice3.3 miPharmacyKington Pharmacy3.7 miDentistThe Dental Surgery3.9 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kington3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX54 miRailway stationLeominster9.3 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station11 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingWeneaKington3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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