Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryWellington Medical Practice7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist45 Tan Bankunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryShort Wood Primary Schoolages 3-11under a mileSecondaryErcall Wood Academyages 11-16, 971 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMeadows Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 443 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTelford Collegeunder a mileUniversityHarper Adams University6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)1.0 miBus stationBus StationWellington1.0 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:45 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:19 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,322 residentsin the Wellington East census areaMedian age 37.22,869 households51% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright21% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,044 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C696 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June52 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksOld Hall Poollake · under a mileMiddle Poollake · 1.7 miArleston Hillhill · under a mileKetley Dinglevalley · under a mileNewdalevalley · under a milePetershillhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCow Woodpark · under a mile · 9 haLeegomery Poolspark · 1.0 mi · 13 haDothill Local Nature Reservepark · 1.8 mi · 47 haWrekin Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 37 haShort Wood Centresports ground · under a mileBowring Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes120 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199029 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,121 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
