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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY13 postcode district.

County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:44 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:21 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,149 residentsin the Woore, Prees & Tilstock census areaMedian age 51.63,412 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,863 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C761 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAlderford Lakelake · 1.1 miHadley Poollake · 1.4 miMaelor Forestforest · 2.7 miBlackoe Woodwoodland · 1.2 miBrown Mosswetland · 2.0 miLily Woodwoodland · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 6 haWhitchurch Swimming and Fitness Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,667 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryChurchmere Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistGreen End Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondarySir John Talbot's Schoolages 11-19, 861 pupils1.2 miPrimaryTilstock CofE Primary and Nurseryages 2-11, 123 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWhitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academyages 3-7, 291 pupils1.6 miCollegeReaseheath College11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL27 miRailway stationWhitchurch (Shrops)1.8 miBus stationStand DMarket Drayton9.4 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY13 postcode district.


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