Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:44 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:20 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,743 residentsin the Hinstock & Hodnet census areaMedian age 43.12,596 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,637 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C745 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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)
Nearby landmarksThe Mill Poollake · under a mileKnighton Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miDaisy Lakelake · 2.9 miRookery Woodwoodland · under a mileRushymoss Woodwoodland · under a mileCheswardine Marshwetland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPodmore Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes182 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,771 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMarket Drayton Cottage Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryAshley Surgery3.8 miPharmacyLoggerheads Pharmacy2.8 miDentistHighbury House3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCheswardine Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 54 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Grove Schoolages 11-18, 856 pupils3.5 miCollegeNewcastle and Stafford Colleges Group11.7 miUniversityHarper Adams University6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN33 miRailway stationNorton Bridge9.0 miBus stationStand AMarket Drayton3.9 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF9 postcode district.
