Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:46 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:17 am – 3:57 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°C717 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 11 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 · 1.9 miDudmaston Estatehistoric site · 3.5 miMill Poollake · 3.2 miDark Drivevalley · 1.5 miDeserts Woodwoodland · under a mileHook Coppicewoodland · under a mileKnowle Hillhill · 1.9 miDudmaston Big Poollake · 3.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHighley Minepark · 2.1 mi · 59 haHighley Golf Centregolf course · 1.1 mi · 11 haCouncil Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199026 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202639 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.3 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
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryHighley Medical Practice1.6 miPharmacyHighley Pharmacy1.8 miDentist39 Underhill Street [Dental Practice]5.4 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Bridgnorth Police Station5.7 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Highley, Highley1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHighley Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 234 pupils1.4 miCollegeDudley College of Technology14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationKidderminster9.1 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station8.6 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHighley1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV16 postcode district.
