Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryBishops Castle Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyBishops Castle Pharmacy1.8 miDentistButler And Finnigan2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLydbury North Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 37 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Community College, Bishop's Castleages 11-16, 507 pupils1.5 miPrimaryBishops Castle Primary Schoolages 4-11, 128 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX52 miRailway stationBroome5.3 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle5.4 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:48 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:20 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,106 residentsin the Clun & Bucknell census areaMedian age 57.32,741 households75% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,783 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C791 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksActon Poollake · 1.0 miWalcot Poollake · 1.5 miActon Bankhill · under a mileSunnyhillhill · 1.3 miCwmmawr Dinglevalley · 1.7 miPen-y-wern Hillmountain · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBishops Castle and Onny Valleyplaying field · 1.2 miKerry Greenplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19903 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202617 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband71% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation159 m522 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 285 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
