Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:47 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:19 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,781 residentsin the Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch census areaMedian age 51.23,167 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,829 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C756 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 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 landmarksLord's Poollake · under a mileGardener's Poollake · 2.1 miLodge Hillhill · 1.5 miBig Woodwoodland · under a mileMogg Forestforest · 2.9 miNetherwood Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199018 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202632 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,209 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation227 m745 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 147 to 277 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Shrewsbury Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryMuch Wenlock & Cressage Medical Practice5.1 miPharmacyWenlock Pharmacy5.1 miDentistTwickel Dental Limited5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryChurch Preen Primary Schoolages 4-11, 41 pupilsunder a mileCollegeShrewsbury College9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX40 miRailway stationChurch Stretton6.0 miBus stationRea Street JctSutton8.8 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY6 postcode district.
