Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:46 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:22 am – 3:58 pm
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People5,452 residentsin the Trefonen & Pant census areaMedian age 52.52,297 households81% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,597 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C877 mm of rain a year, 19 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)
Nearby landmarksSweeney Mountainmountain · 1.8 miMorton Poollake · 1.7 miLlynclys Poollake · 1.9 miWeston Poolswater · under a mileMynydd Myfyrmountain · 3.9 miBryn-y-wystynhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMile End Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 57 haThe Greenpark · 1.7 miCae Glas Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 4 haGymnasiumsports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199028 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202635 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,461 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRobert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryHope House Hospice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistThomas Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMorda CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 126 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe Marches Schoolages 11-18, 1,346 pupils1.8 miPrimaryHoly Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nurseryages 1-11, 316 pupils1.8 miCollegeShrewsbury College14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL35 miRailway stationGobowen4.1 miBus stationBus StationOswestry2.1 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY10 postcode district.
