Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:44 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:21 am – 3:55 pm
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People8,149 residentsin the Woore, Prees & Tilstock census areaMedian age 51.63,412 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,863 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C748 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 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)
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 6 haWhitchurch Swimming and Fitness Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes177 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199040 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202546 mi away, Knucklas, 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,667 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryChurchmere Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyGreen End Pharmacy Limited3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistWhitchurch Dental Studio LTD1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWhitchurch CofE Junior Academyages 7-11, 304 pupils1.4 miPrimaryWhitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academyages 3-7, 291 pupils1.5 miSecondarySir John Talbot's Schoolages 11-19, 861 pupils1.7 miCollegeReaseheath College9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL27 miRailway stationWhitchurch (Shrops)1.3 miBus stationStand DMarket Drayton7.8 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY13 postcode district.
