Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:48 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:15 am – 3:59 pm
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People5,799 residentsin the Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath census areaMedian age 55.92,533 households76% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,519 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: education 12%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C740 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 landmarksHarbour Hillhill · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · under a mileThe Grovewoodland · under a milePoint Poollake · 3.5 miSlatch Woodwoodland · under a mileDuck Poollake · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChapel Lane Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 miMalvern Commonpark · 4.0 mi · 63 haEastnor Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 83 haThe Riverside Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199035 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202643 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 5.5 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,660 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalvern Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryCradley Surgery1.6 miPharmacyHealthpoint Pharmacy3.3 miDentistBuckingham House Dental LLP4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBosbury CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 112 pupils1.2 miSecondaryDyson Perrins CofE Academyages 11-16, 592 pupils4.8 miCollegeHereford College of Arts11.7 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX38 miRailway stationColwall3.4 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station11 miFerrySharpness Old Docks26 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR8 postcode district.
