Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,778 residentsin the Dordon, Hurley & Wood End census areaMedian age 41.93,603 households63% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright20% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,207 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, construction 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C706 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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 landmarksBlack Poollake · 1.3 miAbbey Poollake · 1.3 miWaste Hillhill · under a milePark Hillhill · 1.7 miGrendon Woodwoodland · under a mileLong Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBaddesley Commonpark · under a mile · 22 haPooley Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 59 haKettlebrook Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 37 haBrowns Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes134 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200224 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202545 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,778 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSir Robert Peel Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryHealth Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGrendon Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAtherstone Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWoodside CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 248 pupilsright herePrimaryDordon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Polesworth Schoolages 11-18, 1,459 pupils2.1 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College7.2 miUniversityCoventry University12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX11 miRailway stationAtherstone1.9 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone2.2 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV9 postcode district.
