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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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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C738 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January49 days of air frost, 9 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 · 2.9 miWhiterails Poollake · 2.6 miBurton Hillhill · 1.2 miAlmeley Castlecastle · 4.0 miBridge Sollershistoric site · 3.6 miWormsley Hillhill · 2.1 miLawn Poollake · 3.6 miSkinhouse Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRose Gardenpark · 2.9 miPloughfield Greenpark · 3.6 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 199022 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202625 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 8.5 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
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital9.4 miGP surgeryThe Staunton-On-Wye Surgery1.8 miPharmacyKington Pharmacy7.8 miDentistThe Dental Surgery3.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station7.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStaunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupils1.8 miSecondaryWeobley High Schoolages 11-16, 533 pupils2.8 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS52 miRailway stationHereford9.3 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHereford7.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR4 postcode district.
