Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:47 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:18 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,910 residentsin the Highley & Ditton Priors census areaMedian age 53.44,127 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,512 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C863 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksCleobury Mortimer Castle Tootcastle · 3.8 miSilvington Hillhill · 1.6 miWillmore Poollake · 3.1 miGreen Dinglevalley · 1.8 miLowe Woodwoodland · under a mileBoyne Waterlake · 3.6 miClee Hillshills · 2.7 miSilvington Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes115 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199021 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 2.5 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 141 to 229 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTenbury Community Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryStottesdon2.5 miPharmacyCleobury Pharmacy3.5 miDentistDental Surgery3.5 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceKyrewood8.2 miCash machineSGN LTD - Cleobury Mortimer3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFarlow CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 24 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Lacon Childe Schoolages 11-16, 563 pupils3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationLudlow8.5 miBus stationKidderminster Bus Station12 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingChilde Road (West) Car Park3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DY14 postcode district.
