Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:46 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:14 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,180 residentsin the Bidford & Welford census areaMedian age 47.84,780 households73% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,500 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 10%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C644 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksBetty's Poollake · under a mileThe Lakelake · 1.2 miDeerings Hillhill · 1.5 miAshen Hillhill · 1.5 miBerry Coppicewoodland · under a mileLadies Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiver Arrow Local Nature Reservepark · 3.0 mi · 9 haGas House Lane Recreation Groundpark · 2.8 miRiverside Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 mi · 3 haWestbury Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200227 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 3.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,247 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEvesham Community Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryBidford Health Centre2.8 miPharmacyColin Harris Chemists2.2 miDentistBidford Dental Practice2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryDunnington CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupilsunder a milePrimarySalford Priors CofE Academyages 5-11, 25 pupils1.1 miSecondaryAlcester Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,299 pupils3.0 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX20 miRailway stationEvesham5.9 miBus stationEvesham Bus Station6.1 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B49 postcode district.
