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 – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,060 residentsin the Golden Valley census areaMedian age 53.32,620 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,825 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 6% walk or cycle28% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C726 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 12 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)
Parks and green spacesPloughfield Greenpark · under a mileBlakemere Greenpark · 1.4 miColdstone Commonpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199026 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202628 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband73% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryHerefordshire Mh Oa Community1.5 miPharmacyWestfaling Pharmacy6.7 miDentistDental Centre4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS48 miRailway stationHereford8.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks30 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.
