Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:50 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:17 am – 4:01 pm
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People9,584 residentsin the Credenhill, Weobley & Wellington census areaMedian age 50.03,999 households70% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,415 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C733 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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)
Nearby landmarksWeobley Jubilee Heritage Trailhistoric site · 3.0 miBridge Sollershistoric site · 3.1 miBurton Hillhill · 1.2 miWhiterails Poollake · 2.9 miGarnons Hillhill · 1.7 miAlmeley Castlecastle · 4.5 miWoodfalls Woodwoodland · under a mileCrumpless Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRose Gardenpark · 3.0 miPloughfield Greenpark · 3.4 miBlakemere Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199023 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202626 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 4.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,274 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 282 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital8.8 miGP surgeryThe Staunton-On-Wye Surgery2.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy7.4 miDentistThe Dental Surgery3.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station8.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStaunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWeobley High Schoolages 11-16, 533 pupils2.8 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS51 miRailway stationHereford8.7 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHereford7.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR4 postcode district.
