Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryBroseley Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBroseleydental Practice LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBroseley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a milePrimaryJohn Wilkinson Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 162 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHaberdashers' Abraham Darbyages 11-18, 1,084 pupils1.5 miCollegeTelford College5.7 miUniversityHarper Adams University11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationTelford Central5.0 miBus stationJiggers Bank P&RCoalbrookdale2.4 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF12 postcode district.
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
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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°C735 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January64 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 landmarksNew Poollake · 1.8 miUpper Poollake · 1.8 miCockshot Moundhill · under a mileStocking Moundhill · under a mileColley's Dinglevalley · under a mileHunger Daledale · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoodlands Greenpark · under a mileDale End Riverside Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haWensley Greenpark · 1.7 miBroseley BMX Tracksports ground · under a mileWoodside Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: 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 199026 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.7 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
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 190 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
