Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:48 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:17 am – 3:58 pm
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People8,917 residentsin the Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell census areaMedian age 53.23,876 households76% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,109 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 8% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C798 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksBoraston Daledale · under a mileHammermill Hillhill · under a mileMay Hillhill · 1.1 miBickley Poolswater · 1.4 miMill Lakelake · 3.3 miCadmore Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPalmer's Meadowplaying field · 1.5 mi · 6 haBurgage Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes96 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199021 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202633 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 2.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,980 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTenbury Community Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryTenbury Community Hospital Ward2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.7 miDentistTenbury Dental Centre1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBurford CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 141 pupils1.4 miPrimaryTenbury CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 224 pupils2.0 miSecondaryTenbury High Ormiston Academyages 11-16, 453 pupils2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationLudlow7.0 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station14 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR15 postcode district.
