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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtTF12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:46 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:18 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,877 residentsin the Much Wenlock & Broseley census areaMedian age 50.85,177 households66% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,402 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle45% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C814 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October65 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUpper Poollake · under a mileMiddle Poollake · under a mileBenthall Hallhistoric site · 1.6 miWenlock Prioryhistoric site · 2.0 miBarrow Dinglevalley · under a milePark Dinglevalley · under a mileHunger Daledale · 1.9 miCockshot Moundhill · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWoodlands Greenpark · 1.9 miDale End Riverside Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 7 haBroseley BMX Tracksports ground · 1.7 miWensley Greenpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes117 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199025 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202639 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,421 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation203 m666 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 141 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryBroseley Medical Practice1.5 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.6 miDentistBroseleydental Practice LTD1.6 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Madeley Police StationTelford3.8 miCash machineBR Spar Broseley1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBarrow 1618 CofE Free Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupilsunder a milePrimaryJohn Wilkinson Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 162 pupils1.8 miSecondaryWilliam Brookes Schoolages 11-16, 748 pupils2.1 miCollegeTelford College7.0 miUniversityHarper Adams University13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX34 miRailway stationTelford Central6.5 miBus stationJiggers Bank P&RCoalbrookdale3.7 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBroseley1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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