Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:47 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:16 am – 3:58 pm
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People8,524 residentsin the Abberley, Holt Heath & Hallow census areaMedian age 51.03,523 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,014 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 55% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C698 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksLayes Poollake · under a mileThe Middle Poollake · under a mileAbberley Clock Towerhistoric site · 3.4 miBroomy Bank Dinglevalley · 1.5 miRound Hillhill · 1.8 miWatkin's Dinglevalley · 1.7 miUpper Astley Woodwoodland · under a mileShrawley Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSevern Meadowpark · 1.0 miOmbersley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 51 haSevern Meadowspark · 2.8 mi · 7 haTontine Gardenspark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,747 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryStourport Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyAreley Kings Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAstley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Stourport High School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,039 pupils3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX26 miRailway stationHartlebury4.1 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station6.4 miBus stops9 within a mileCar parkRiverside Meadows Car ParkStourport-on-Severn3.0 miEV chargingbp PulseStourport-On-Severn2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR6 postcode district.
