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Postcode districtWR13
Telephone code01886
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:48 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:15 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C795 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPoint Poollake · 2.4 miPimple Hillhill · 1.1 miCockshot Hillhill · 1.9 miTanhouse Coppicewoodland · under a mileLitchencroft Coppicewoodland · under a mileSuckley Hillshills · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChapel Lane Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileMalvern Commonpark · 3.7 mi · 63 haLink Commonpark · 3.7 mi · 20 haRose Bank Gardenspark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.6 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
Elevation161 m528 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalvern Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryCradley Surgeryunder a milePharmacyLygon Pharmacy3.4 miDentistBuckingham House Dental LLP3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryCradley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupils1.1 miIndependentHidelow Grange Schoolages 11-18, 7 pupils1.8 miSecondaryDyson Perrins CofE Academyages 11-16, 592 pupils3.5 miCollegeHereford College of Arts12.9 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationColwall3.8 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station9.2 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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