Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:47 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C854 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 landmarksBayton Poollake · 1.9 miReaside Poollake · 2.0 miRon Hillhill · under a mileHungry Hillhill · 2.0 miWyre Commonwoodland · under a mileWetreins Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCleobury Mortimer Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 69 haPioneer Centresports ground · under a mile · 9 haSeverne Greenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199024 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202637 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 8.9 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
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 175 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTenbury Community Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryCleobury Mortimer Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCleobury Pharmacy1.0 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryThe Lacon Childe Schoolages 11-16, 563 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCleobury Mortimer Primary Schoolages 2-11, 240 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX31 miRailway stationKidderminster10 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station9.5 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY14 postcode district.
