Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:48 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,705 residentsin the Drakes Broughton & Norton census areaMedian age 42.92,719 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,516 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksOld Hillshills · 1.6 miHastings Poollake · 2.9 miHorse Hillhill · 1.7 miLucern Bankwoodland · under a mileAshbeds Woodwoodland · under a mileRound Poollake · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNewland Greenpark · under a mile · 6 haMonksfield Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLink Commonpark · 2.1 mi · 20 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 4 haMalvern Spasports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,115 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalvern Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgerySt Saviours Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyRoman Way Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentist58 Spring Lane (Dental Surgery)1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryLeigh and Bransford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupils1.4 miPrimaryPowick CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 171 pupils1.5 miSecondaryDyson Perrins CofE Academyages 11-16, 592 pupils2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX31 miRailway stationMalvern Link2.1 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station4.0 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR10 postcode district.
