Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:50 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:18 am – 4:01 pm
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People7,850 residentsin the Kington, Eardisley & Staunton census areaMedian age 54.23,558 households67% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,576 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,053 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksForest Woodforest · under a mileHergest Ridgehill · under a mileRabber Dinglevalley · under a mileWhet Stonehill · 1.1 miCwm Gwilymvalley · 1.3 miLittle Mountainmountain · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCastle Greenpark · 4.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199017 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202617 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation249 m817 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 178 to 410 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital11 miGP surgeryKington Medical Practice2.6 miPharmacyKington Pharmacy2.4 miDentistThe Dental Surgery9.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGladestry C.i.w. School34 pupils1.9 miSecondaryLady Hawkins' Schoolages 11-16, 281 pupils2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL56 miRailway stationDolau11 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station11 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR5 postcode district.
