Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:45 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:13 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,850 residentsin the Wilmcote & Great Alne census areaMedian age 53.52,968 households80% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,104 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% 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 languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 1°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July48 days of air frost, 18 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)
Parks and green spacesMilcote Picnic Areapark · under a mileShottery Fieldspark · 2.1 mi · 5 haThe Firs Gardenpark · 2.4 miSynder Meadowsports ground · 1.3 mi · 3 haShottery Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200230 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202538 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,726 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStratford Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryRother House Medical Centre2.5 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy2.5 miDentistStratford Dental1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWelford-on-Avon Primary Schoolages 3-11, 270 pupils1.2 miPrimaryShottery St Andrew's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 106 pupils1.9 miSecondaryStratford Girls' Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 853 pupils2.0 miCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX20 miRailway stationStratford-upon-Avon2.5 miBus stationEvesham Bus Station9.5 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV37 postcode district.
