Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:50 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:16 am – 4:01 pm
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People10,857 residentsin the Kingstone & Kingsthorne census areaMedian age 48.94,586 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,287 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C821 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 landmarksAconbury Prioryhistoric site · 2.6 miWeaver's Hillhill · 1.3 miHaywood Forestforest · 2.5 miAconbury Hillhill · 1.8 miBrook Acre Woodwoodland · under a mileLittle Dewchurch Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miFlat Woodwoodland · under a mileBelmont Poollake · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDinedor Camppark · 4.0 mi · 5 haAbbey View Eastpark · 4.4 mi · 11 haAbbey View Westpark · 4.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202637 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryMuch Birch Surgery1.5 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy4.4 miDentistSaxon Hall4.5 miPolice stationSouth Wye Police StationHereford4.5 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - The Oval, Belmont Road4.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 all-throughAll-throughThe Steiner Academy Herefordages 3-16, 345 pupilsright herePrimaryMuch Birch CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 176 pupils1.2 miCollegeHereford College of Arts6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationHereford6.1 miBus stationMonmouth Bus Station Stand 112 miFerrySharpness Old Docks21 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingWeneaHereford5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.
