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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY6
Telephone code01694
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,752 residentsin the Church Stretton census areaMedian age 59.82,736 households76% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate46% of adults are economically active, 2,242 in work, 45% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C1,057 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLight Spoutwaterfall · 1.7 miOakleymill Waterfallwaterfall · 2.3 miSoudley Poollake · 1.8 miBurway Hillhill · under a mileNover's Hillhill · under a mileCwmdalevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRussells Meadowplaying field · within reach · 3 haBrooksburyplaying field · within reach · 2 haLong Mynd Archerysports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes121 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199012 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202626 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation190 m623 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 178 to 382 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital8.9 miGP surgeryChurch Stretton Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyMsn & Lunts Pharmacyunder a mileDentistStretton Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Lawrence CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 222 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChurch Stretton Schoolages 11-16, 539 pupilsunder a mileCollegeShrewsbury College11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX45 miRailway stationChurch Strettonunder a mileBus stationJunctionHopton Castle11 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY6 postcode district.


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