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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People9,584 residentsin the Credenhill, Weobley & Wellington census areaMedian age 50.03,999 households70% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,415 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C727 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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)
Parks and green spacesBurghill Valley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haAylestone Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 20 haQueenswood Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 72 haBeaumont Gardenspark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 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 202631 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 5.1 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% 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)4,274 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryHereford Medical Centre2.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDental Centre2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBurghill Community Academyages 2-11, 123 pupils1.1 miPrimaryWellington Primary School and Nurseryages 4-11, 67 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWhitecross Herefordages 11-16, 942 pupils2.6 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX49 miRailway stationHereford3.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks29 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR4 postcode district.
