Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:48 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:20 am – 3:59 pm
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People5,790 residentsin the Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry census areaMedian age 51.92,472 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,878 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C769 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 9 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)
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19907 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202617 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,645 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryMontgomery Medical Practice3.4 miPharmacyBishops Castle Pharmacy4.6 miDentistButler And Finnigan4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryChurchstoke C.p. School38 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Community College, Bishop's Castleages 11-16, 507 pupils4.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL56 miRailway stationWelshpool8.6 miBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand D8.8 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY15 postcode district.
