Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:49 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:17 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,290 residentsin the Leominster South census areaMedian age 46.92,937 households55% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright18% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,837 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C722 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesIvington Greenpark · under a mileMonkland Commonpark · 1.8 mi · 5 haQueenswood Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 72 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199020 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202627 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 2.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,991 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryRyeland Surgery3.6 miPharmacyDrugs2U Pharmacy2.9 miDentistDental Access Centre3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryIvington CofE Primary and Pre-Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupils1.2 miSecondaryEarl Mortimer Collegeages 11-16, 502 pupils3.0 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX48 miRailway stationLeominster3.4 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR6 postcode district.
