Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:50 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:17 am – 4:00 pm
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People7,929 residentsin the Hereford North East census areaMedian age 45.53,418 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,960 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C685 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksPatch Hillhill · under a mileWhitmore Poollake · 2.4 miLyde Hillhill · 1.3 miPipe Coppicewoodland · under a mileBelmont Poollake · 3.8 miDyffryn Gwyvalley · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAylestone Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 20 haHereford Leisure Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 53 haBeaumont Gardenspark · 2.0 miChurchill Gardenspark · 2.1 mi · 4 haPlaygroundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haWidemarsh Commonplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199027 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202633 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.4 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,930 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryBobblestock Surgery1.4 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.5 miDentistTupsley Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryHolmer CofE Academyages 4-11, 417 pupils1.5 miPrimarySt Francis Xavier's Primary Schoolages 4-11, 215 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWhitecross Herefordages 11-16, 942 pupils1.9 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX48 miRailway stationHereford2.2 miFerrySharpness Old Docks27 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR1 postcode district.
