Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:46 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:17 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,757 residentsin the Bewdley East & Upper Arley census areaMedian age 53.13,099 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,875 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle54% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C726 mm of rain a year, 19 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 landmarksSwan Poollake · 1.8 miWyre Forestforest · 1.6 miTrimpley Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miBower Hillhill · under a mileRose Cottage Poollake · 3.2 miPound Green Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHighley Minepark · 3.4 mi · 59 haWribbenhall Millennium Greenpark · 2.7 miQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Gardenspark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199028 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,101 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryBewdley Medical Centre2.6 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2.6 miDentistBewdley Dental Practice2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryUpper Arley CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 81 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Bewdley Schoolages 11-18, 970 pupils3.1 miCollegeHalesowen College13.8 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX26 miRailway stationKidderminster5.4 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station4.9 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY12 postcode district.
