Local servicesHospitalUhcw Worcester Spire Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryWorcester City PCN Extended Access4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe St. Johns Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryRushwick CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 149 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoneywell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 168 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChristopher Whitehead Language Collegeages 11-18, 1,580 pupils1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX29 miRailway stationWorcester Foregate Street2.1 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station1.9 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,666 residentsin the Broadheath, Sinton & Alfrick census areaMedian age 51.53,188 households81% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,627 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C695 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksGrove Farm Reservoirreservoir · under a mileAtchen Hillhill · 1.3 miFoxholes Woodwoodland · under a mileLord's Woodwoodland · 1.0 miOld Hillshills · 3.3 miBevere Islandisland · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBoughton Parkgolf course · under a mile · 47 haPitmaston Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haRushwich Village Greenplaying field · under a mileBroadheath Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 10 haCripplegate Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haCinderella Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202647 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
