Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:48 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:21 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,637 residentsin the Welshpool census areaMedian age 45.43,045 households50% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright27% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,032 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 16%, health and social work 15%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 61% go by car, 21% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C782 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 10 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)
Parks and green spacesBorfa Greenpark · 3.0 miForden Allotment Siteallotments · 1.8 miButtington Wharfpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199014 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202619 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)3,159 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryWelshpool Medical Centre3.0 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistCommunity Dental Clinic3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentAmberleigh Residential Therapeutic School2.0 miSecondaryWelshpool High School816 pupils3.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL51 miRailway stationWelshpool2.7 miLight railWelshpool Raven Square Station (W&LLR)2.5 miBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand D2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY21 postcode district.
