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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtWR5
Telephone code01952
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,705 residentsin the Drakes Broughton & Norton census areaMedian age 42.92,719 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,516 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C676 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksCrookbarrow Hillhill · under a mileGreyfriars House and Gardenhistoric site · 2.8 miPirton Poollake · 2.4 miThe King Charles Househistoric site · 2.9 miBattenhall Railway Underbridgebridge · 1.1 miDuck Brook Bridgebridge · 1.6 miLow Hillhill · 2.2 miAbbotswoodwoodland · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWorcester Woods Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 36 haPower Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haCromwell Crescent Parkpark · 1.7 miFoxwell Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.9 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% 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)3,115 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUhcw Worcester Spire Hospital2.3 miGP surgerySt Peter's Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacySt Peters Chemist1.5 miDentistAbbotsbury Court Dental Practice1.5 miPolice stationWorcester Police Station3.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Ronkswood, Ronkswood2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryNorton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 192 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhittington CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupils1.0 miSecondaryNunnery Wood High Schoolages 11-16, 1,488 pupils1.9 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College14.5 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX27 miRailway stationWorcestershire ParkwayNortonunder a mileBus stationWorcester Bus Station3.1 miBus stops22 within a mileCar parkCity Walls Road ParkingWorcester2.7 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationWorcester1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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