Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:51 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
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People11,761 residentsin the Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich census areaMedian age 54.75,101 households78% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,492 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C888 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksHuntsham Hillhill · under a mileHooper's Poollake · 3.0 miRiddings Woodwoodland · under a mileCoppet Hillhill · 1.9 miSwan Poollake · 3.6 miElliots Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHolly Barnsports ground · under a mile · 7 haCrow Ashpark · 2.8 miBells Fieldpark · 3.8 mi · 4 haBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 4.4 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,342 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 200 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMonmouth General Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryLydbrook Health Centre3.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.5 miDentistThe Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWhitchurch CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 127 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEnglish Bicknor Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 48 pupils1.6 miSecondaryFive Acres High Schoolages 11-16, 786 pupils2.9 miCollegeHartpury College15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS32 miRailway stationLydney10 miBus stationMonmouth Bus Station Stand 13.9 miFerrySharpness Old Docks11 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR9 postcode district.
