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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the B97 postcode district.

County or areaHereford and Worcester
Postcode districtB97
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:45 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:14 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,050 residentsin the Hunt End & Feckenham census areaMedian age 47.72,587 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,044 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C765 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksRedditch Water Towerhistoric site · 1.2 miBridge Street Allotmentshistoric site · 2.0 miLodge Poollake · 1.9 miBatchley Poollake · 2.1 miHam Green Hillhill · under a mileWalkwood Coppicewoodland · under a mileWheating Hillhill · 2.0 miNovember Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMorton Stanley Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haWharrage Brook Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haRedditch Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 54 haArrow Valley Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 210 haGreenfields Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,601 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlexandra Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryCrabbs Cross Medical Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Crabbs Cross Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCrabbs Cross Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationRedditch Police Station2.2 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMRedditch1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 otherSecondarySt Augustine's Catholic High Schoolages 13-18, 995 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Vaynor First Schoolages 4-9, 425 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWalkwood Church of England Middle Schoolages 9-13, 627 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Worcestershire College2.2 miUniversityNewman University, Birmingham10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationRedditch2.0 miBus stationRedditch Bus Station2.0 miBus stops41 within a mileCar parkCar Park 4Redditch2.0 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationRedditch1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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