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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtWR8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:47 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:14 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,816 residentsin the Bredon, Ashton & Eckington census areaMedian age 54.43,440 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,634 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C661 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBesford Bridgehistoric site · 1.7 miBanbury Stone Tower, Bredon Hillhistoric site · 3.2 miSwan's Neckwater · 1.1 miIsland Poollake · 3.1 miBrierley Hillhill · 1.8 miElmley Castlecastle · 4.4 miPirton Poollake · 3.5 miCroome Park Footbridgebridge · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenplaying field · under a mileAbbey Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 9 haSmith's Meadowpark · 3.6 miLeafield Recreation Groundpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202546 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,480 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPershore Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryAbbottswood Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacyPershore Pharmacy2.5 miDentistLincoln House Dental Practice2.5 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Pershore Police Station2.6 miCash machinePayzonePershore2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryDefford and Besford CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 54 pupilsright herePrimaryEckington CofE First Schoolages 4-10, 88 pupils1.4 miSecondaryPershore High Schoolages 11-18, 1,055 pupils3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationPershore3.6 miBus stationMerstow Green Bus StationEvesham7.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks29 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingGridserveStrensham2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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