Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:47 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:15 am – 3:58 pm
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People5,854 residentsin the Colletts Green, Callow End & Hanley census areaMedian age 53.12,504 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,658 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C695 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 20 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 spacesBoughton Parkgolf course · under a mile · 47 haPitmaston Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haPower Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haCripplegate Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 5 haRushwich Village Greenplaying field · 1.2 miPitmaston Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 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 5.3 · 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
Broadband58% 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)2,723 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUhcw Worcester Spire Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryAcorns Children's Hospice8 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacySn Plus5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistSt Peters Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryPowick CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 171 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRushwick CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 149 pupils1.3 miSecondaryChristopher Whitehead Language Collegeages 11-18, 1,580 pupils1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Worcester2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX29 miRailway stationWorcester Foregate Street2.4 miBus stationWorcester Bus Station2.2 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WR2 postcode district.
