Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,778 residentsin the Dordon, Hurley & Wood End census areaMedian age 41.93,603 households63% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright20% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,207 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, construction 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C636 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksAbbey Poollake · 2.5 miBlack Poollake · 2.5 miHoo Hillhill · 1.0 miBirch Coppicewoodland · under a mileQuarry Hillhill · 1.9 miHolt Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPooley Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 59 haBaddesley Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 22 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 37 haBrowns Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAbbey Green Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200223 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202549 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,778 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryDordon & Polesworth Group Practice7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDordon Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPolesworth Dental Centre1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDordon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBirchwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 451 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Polesworth Schoolages 11-18, 1,459 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College8.4 miUniversityCoventry University14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX12 miRailway stationPolesworth1.8 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone3.2 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B78 postcode district.
