Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:47 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:17 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,910 residentsin the Highley & Ditton Priors census areaMedian age 53.44,127 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,512 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C742 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 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 landmarksKinlet Hallhistoric site · 1.3 miCleobury Mortimer Castle Tootcastle · 2.3 miBayton Poollake · 3.0 miKnowle Hillhill · 1.5 miBrooks's Coppicewoodland · under a mileDark Drivevalley · 1.6 miDunces Woodwoodland · under a mileReaside Poollake · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCleobury Mortimer Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 69 haPioneer Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 9 haHighley Minepark · 4.1 mi · 59 haSeverne Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes114 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199025 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202638 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKinlet CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 41 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Lacon Childe Schoolages 11-16, 563 pupils2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX29 miRailway stationKidderminster8.8 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station8.3 miEV chargingChilde Road (East) Car Park2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY14 postcode district.
