Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:46 am – 9:31 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C776 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksKnowlands Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · 1.0 miDorothys Peacewoodland · under a mileHidcote Combevalley · 1.8 miTredington Hillshills · 2.6 miBlackwell Busheswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.7 miNewbold Greenpark · 2.8 miThe Ernest Wilson Gardenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200236 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 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
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 239 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEllen Badger Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryMeon Medical Centre3.0 miPharmacyPharmacy To My Door3.0 miDentistMeon Dental Centre3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryIlmington CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 114 pupilsright hereSecondaryShipston High Schoolages 11-16, 526 pupils3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX25 miRailway stationHoneybourne6.0 miBus stationEvesham Bus Station11 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV36 postcode district.
