Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:50 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:17 am – 4:01 pm
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People10,857 residentsin the Kingstone & Kingsthorne census areaMedian age 48.94,586 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,287 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle56% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C812 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksBirch Hillhill · under a mileWarlow Poollake · 2.2 miBelmont Poollake · 2.3 miThe Weir Garden-National Trusthistoric site · 3.2 miPerry Hillhill · 1.4 miMill Pondpond · under a mileHaywood Forestforest · 2.5 miBridge Sollershistoric site · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesColdstone Commonpark · 1.4 miAbbey View Eastpark · 2.4 mi · 11 haAbbey View Westpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199030 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202633 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalHereford County Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Kingstone1.8 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2.7 miDentistWye Valley NHS Trust3.6 miPolice stationSouth Wye Police StationHereford3.0 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - The Oval, Belmont Road3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryClehonger CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 86 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingstone and Thruxton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 202 pupils2.0 miSecondaryKingstone High Schoolages 11-16, 568 pupils2.0 miCollegeHerefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationHereford4.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks25 miBus stops19 within a mileCar parkBreinton Springs Car ParkHerefordshire2.0 miEV chargingWeneaHereford3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR9 postcode district.
