Local servicesHospitalRoss Community Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryHerefordshire Mh South And West2.3 miPharmacyMitcheldean Pharmacy2.6 miDentistWarrendale Dental Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWeston-under-Penyard CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 62 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLea CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 95 pupils1.1 miSecondaryJohn Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academyages 11-18, 1,274 pupils2.9 miCollegeHartpury College9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationLedbury11 miBus stationBus StationCinderford5.2 miFerrySharpness Old Docks12 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR9 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:50 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
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People11,761 residentsin the Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich census areaMedian age 54.75,101 households78% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,492 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C907 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksWig Poollake · 1.8 miHartleton Waterlake · 2.3 miBury Hillhill · under a milePalmer's Hillhill · under a mileDeep Deanvalley · 1.6 miFrog's Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDeanhill Parkpark · 2.6 miRope Walk Meadowpark · 2.9 mi · 2 haCaroline Symonds Gardenspark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,342 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
