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Postcode districtHR8
Telephone code01531
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:49 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:15 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,600 residentsin the Fownhope, Tarrington & Marcle census areaMedian age 52.32,790 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,129 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 6% walk or cycle45% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C735 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMarcle Hillhill · 1.2 miGwynne's Hillhill · 1.7 miDevereux Poollake · 3.5 miDymock Forestforest · 3.4 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileStonehouse Coppicewoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoolhope Village Greenpark · 3.3 miThe Weir Gardenspark · 3.8 mi · 2 haThe Riverside Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,820 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoss Community Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryFownhope Medical Centre4.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.4 miDentistDental Access Centre4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMuch Marcle CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 90 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJohn Masefield High Schoolages 11-18, 849 pupils4.2 miCollegeHereford College of Arts9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS43 miRailway stationLedbury4.8 miBus stationBus StationCinderford12 miFerrySharpness Old Docks19 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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