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Postcode districtHR9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:50 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C783 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGoodrich Castle (EH)castle · 1.1 miThe Market Househistoric site · 2.4 miLeys Hillhill · under a mileHowle Hillhill · under a mileYat Rockhistoric site · 3.1 miCoughton Marshwetland · under a mileBiddlestone Poollake · 3.1 miAshe Poollake · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLong Acrespark · 2.2 mi · 3 haCaroline Symonds Gardenspark · 2.2 miDeanhill Parkpark · 2.2 miTudorville Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 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 5.5 · PM10 10 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
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoss Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryPendeen Surgery2.2 miPharmacyCohens Chemist2.2 miDentistOasis Dental Care LTD2.3 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRoss-on-Wye2.3 miCash machineBennetts of Ross (Nationwide)2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWalford Nursery & Primary Schoolages 5-11, 182 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGoodrich CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 155 pupils1.1 miSecondaryJohn Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academyages 11-18, 1,274 pupils3.1 miCollegeHartpury College12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS35 miRailway stationLydney12 miBus stationBus StationCinderford5.9 miFerrySharpness Old Docks12 miBus stops17 within a mileCar parkStowfield Road Car ParkLydbrook2.2 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeRoss-On-Wye2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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