Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:47 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:18 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,716 residentsin the Craven Arms & Broadstone census areaMedian age 52.72,951 households62% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright11% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,181 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C920 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 days of air frost, 4 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)
Earthquakes122 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 202631 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 4.8 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband62% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation230 m755 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 168 to 283 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryBrunswick House3.5 miPharmacyLunts Pharmacy5.6 miDentistAlliance Dentistry LTD5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX37 miRailway stationLudlow5.5 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle14 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY8 postcode district.
