Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 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°C824 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksChapel Tumphistoric site · 1.9 miWindmill Hillhill · under a mileLough Poollake · 2.5 miBiddlestone Poollake · 2.9 miAconbury Prioryhistoric site · 4.3 miCaradoc Hillhill · 2.3 miHarewood End Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Moorswoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOld High Town Greenpark · 3.0 miPeterstow Commonpark · 3.1 miSchool and Church Commonpark · 4.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, 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 3.0 · 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
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoss Community Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryMuch Birch Surgery2.5 miPharmacyBoots5.3 miDentistSpadental Ross On Wye5.3 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRoss-on-Wye5.3 miCash machineBennetts of Ross (Nationwide)4.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Weonard's Academyages 2-11, 38 pupils1.9 miAll-throughThe Steiner Academy Herefordages 3-16, 345 pupils3.6 miCollegeHereford College of Arts8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationHereford8.7 miBus stationMonmouth Bus Station Stand 18.7 miFerrySharpness Old Docks17 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeRoss-On-Wye5.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.
