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County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtHR2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:51 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:16 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,060 residentsin the Golden Valley census areaMedian age 53.32,620 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,825 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C934 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 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: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°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 landmarksEwyas Harold Castle Mottecastle · under a mileCastle Bachcastle · 2.3 miMynydd Ferddinmountain · 3.1 miMount Hillhill · under a mileCallow Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileGraig Woodwoodland · under a mileTreville Forestforest · 3.1 miCupid's Hillhill · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 202635 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband73% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,867 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaindiff Court Hospital9.4 miGP surgeryGolden Valley Practiceunder a milePharmacyPrescriptaunder a mileDentistSaxon Hall9.5 miPolice stationSouth Wye Police StationHereford9.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEwyas Harold Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHereford College of Arts11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS40 miRailway stationAbergavenny11 miBus stationAbergavenny Bus Station Stand 411 miFerryLydney Harbour23 miBus stops16 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeHereford9.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR2 postcode district.


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