Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:48 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:14 am – 3:59 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C681 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksRipple Lakelake · under a mileWalmer Poollake · 1.6 miTowbury Hillhill · 1.1 miHeath Hillhill · 1.2 miDog Woodwoodland · under a mileTwyning Fleetwater · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHall Greenpark · 1.2 miLeafield Recreation Groundpark · 1.5 miThe Greenpark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202545 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.9 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTewkesbury Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryUpton Surgery1.9 miPharmacyBoots1.9 miDentistUpton-Upon-Severn Dental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryUpton-Upon-Severn CofE Primary and Pre Schoolages 4-11, 164 pupils1.7 miSecondaryHanley Castle High Schoolages 11-18, 1,142 pupils3.0 miCollegeHartpury College10.6 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX34 miRailway stationAshchurch for Tewkesbury4.7 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station11 miFerrySharpness Old Docks25 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL20 postcode district.
