Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:50 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:17 am – 4:01 pm
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People9,584 residentsin the Credenhill, Weobley & Wellington census areaMedian age 50.03,999 households70% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,415 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C733 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 11 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)
Nearby landmarksBridge Sollershistoric site · 2.0 miGarnons Hillhill · under a mileThe Weir Garden-National Trusthistoric site · 3.2 miMere Poollake · 3.2 miLawn Poollake · 3.2 miHamer Coppicewoodland · under a mileBowmore Woodwoodland · under a mileWormsley Hillhill · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPloughfield Greenpark · 2.2 miBlakemere Greenpark · 3.0 miRose Gardenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199024 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.5 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 broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,274 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 228 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryThe Staunton-On-Wye Surgery1.9 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy6.7 miDentistThe Dental Surgery4.2 miPolice stationSouth Wye Police StationHereford7.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStaunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWeobley High Schoolages 11-16, 533 pupils3.9 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS50 miRailway stationHereford8.1 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingWeneaHereford7.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR4 postcode district.
