Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:47 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:14 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,816 residentsin the Bredon, Ashton & Eckington census areaMedian age 54.43,440 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,634 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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°C663 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesThe Greenpark · 2.4 miLeafield Recreation Groundpark · 2.8 miMillennium Greenplaying field · 1.8 miHall Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202546 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,480 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPershore Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryBredon Hill Surgery2.7 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistUpton-Upon-Severn Dental Surgery4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEckington CofE First Schoolages 4-10, 88 pupils1.1 miPrimaryDefford and Besford CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 54 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHanley Castle High Schoolages 11-18, 1,142 pupils4.3 miCollegeHartpury College13.3 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX32 miRailway stationAshchurch for Tewkesbury4.6 miBus stationMerstow Green Bus StationEvesham8.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR8 postcode district.
