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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY7
Telephone code01547
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:49 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:19 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C851 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 5 to 16°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 20°CASeptember: 8 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHopton Castle, Shropshirecastle · 2.7 miMilebrook Househistoric site · 2.5 miHarley's Mountainmountain · 3.1 miCoxall Knollhill · under a mileDarky Daledale · 1.4 miCaer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)historic site · 3.0 miAshlea Poollake · 2.5 miBucknell Hillhill · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.3 miOffa's Dyke Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 3 haMillennium Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19906 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 7.6 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
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 315 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryLeintwardine3.0 miPharmacyBoots4.3 miDentistCraven Arms Dental Practice7.3 miPolice stationKnighton Police Station4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 55 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWigmore Schoolages 11-19, 467 pupils5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX51 miRailway stationBucknellunder a mileBus stationJunctionHopton Castle2.7 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingClun Castle Car Park5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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