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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtHR6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:49 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:18 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,834 residentsin the Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham census areaMedian age 54.53,915 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,087 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C768 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°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 landmarksNT Croft Castle & Parkland, Leominster.castle · 3.4 miMortimer's Cross Water Millhistoric site · 2.9 miLady Poollake · 2.6 miNational Trust - Croft Castle and Parklandcastle · 3.7 miSwan Poollake · 3.3 miCursneh Hillhill · 1.9 miWindmill Hillhill · 2.1 miFigure Eightwater · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMonkland Commonpark · 1.0 mi · 5 haMillennium Greenpark · 1.2 miGinhall Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 5 haMortimer Parksports ground · 1.6 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199017 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202624 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 4.9 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeominster Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryThe Mortimer Medical Prac1.4 miPharmacyWestfield Walk Pharmacy2.9 miDentistDental Access Centre3.1 miPolice stationLeominster Police Station3.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Leominster3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKingsland CofE Schoolages 5-11, 155 pupils1.2 miSecondaryEarl Mortimer Collegeages 11-16, 502 pupils3.2 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX48 miRailway stationLeominster3.5 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station13 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingWeneaLeominster3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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