Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:46 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:16 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,794 residentsin the Hartlebury & Wychbold census areaMedian age 44.63,653 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,336 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 2°C677 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesOmbersley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 51 haSevern Meadowpark · under a mileBowbrook Grange Open Spacepark · 1.6 miTontine Gardenspark · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKidderminster Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryStourport Medical Centre1.7 miPharmacyAreley Kings Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimarySt Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary Schoolages 2-11, 208 pupils1.5 miPrimaryHartlebury CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 167 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Stourport High School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,039 pupils2.4 miCollegeHalesowen College13.2 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX24 miRailway stationHartlebury2.2 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station4.9 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY13 postcode district.
