Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:46 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:15 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,794 residentsin the Hartlebury & Wychbold census areaMedian age 44.63,653 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,336 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C691 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 16 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)
Parks and green spacesImpney Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 10 haUpton Warren Outdoor Education Centresports ground · under a mile · 19 haGateway Parkpark · 2.0 miLido Park Droitwichpark · 2.4 mi · 15 haStoke Prior Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haDroitwich Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199040 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202542 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 8.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% 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)3,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDroitwich Spa Private Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryWychbold Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAvoncroft Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDroitwich Dental Studio2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWychbold First and Nursery Schoolages 3-9, 138 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStoke Prior First Schoolages 5-9, 149 pupils1.3 miSecondarySouth Bromsgrove Highages 13-18, 1,317 pupils2.9 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX19 miRailway stationDroitwich Spa2.7 miBus stationBromsgrove Bus Station3.5 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR9 postcode district.
