Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:48 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,929 residentsin the Kempsey & Ryall census areaMedian age 50.12,943 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,206 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% 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°C676 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksRound Poollake · 1.3 miIsland Poollake · 1.5 miMadge Hillhill · under a mileKnights Hillhill · under a mileStoke Coppicewoodland · under a mileSevern Bank Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLeafield Recreation Groundpark · 2.4 miBlackmore Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 12 haHall Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199042 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 mi away, Knucklas, 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 4.8 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,242 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalvern Community Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryUpton Surgery2.9 miPharmacyBoots2.4 miDentistUpton-Upon-Severn Dental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryHanley Castle High Schoolages 11-18, 1,142 pupils1.8 miCollegeHartpury College14.0 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX31 miRailway stationWorcestershire ParkwayNorton4.5 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station6.6 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR8 postcode district.
