Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:45 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:12 am – 3:56 pm
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People9,820 residentsin the Lower Quinton & Ettington census areaMedian age 44.84,141 households71% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright14% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,978 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, professional and scientific services 9%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C622 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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 landmarksBlack Martin Hillhill · under a mileOxhill Hillhill · 1.3 miBrailes Castlecastle · 4.1 miFullready Coppicewoodland · under a mileHam Coppicewoodland · under a mileTredington Hillshills · 2.9 miThe Lakelake · 3.9 miUpton Househistoric site · 5.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNewbold Greenpark · 2.2 miThe Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 3.5 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,914 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllen Badger Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryShipston Medical Centre3.5 miPharmacyPharmacy To My Door3.5 miDentist10 Sheep Street (Dental Surgery)3.7 miPolice stationWarwickshire PoliceShipston on Stour3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEttington CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 200 pupils1.9 miSecondaryShipston High Schoolages 11-16, 526 pupils3.8 miCollegeWarwickshire College Group12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX25 miRailway stationStratford-upon-Avon7.8 miBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centre12 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseStratford-Upon-Avon2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV37 postcode district.
