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Pubs 11 Restaurants 45 Banks 3 Shops 98 Supermarkets 9 Takeaways 9 Cinemas 5 Attractions 74 Business services 10 Education 58 Health and beauty 90 Home improvement 111 Leisure 7 Property services 37




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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtHR5
Telephone code01544
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:50 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:18 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,850 residentsin the Kington, Eardisley & Staunton census areaMedian age 54.23,558 households67% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,576 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C940 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHergest Hillwalk or trail · under a mileTramway Poollake · 1.7 miFlintsham Poollake · 1.9 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileAlmeley Castlecastle · 3.9 miBradnor Hillhill · 1.5 miForest Woodforest · 2.7 miPiers Grove Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKington Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 147 haCastle Greenpark · 4.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199016 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202618 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 151 to 293 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital9.6 miGP surgeryKington Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyKington Pharmacyright hereDentistThe Dental Surgery7.3 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Stationunder a mileCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kingtonright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKington Primary Schoolages 2-11, 207 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLady Hawkins' Schoolages 11-16, 281 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX57 miRailway stationKnighton9.8 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station9.7 miBus stops38 within a mileEV chargingWeneaKingtonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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