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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtWV16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:46 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:18 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,877 residentsin the Much Wenlock & Broseley census areaMedian age 50.85,177 households66% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,402 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle45% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C703 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°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 landmarksBrick Kiln Poollake · under a mileWash Poollake · under a mileApley Hallhistoric site · 1.6 miDudmaston Estatehistoric site · 1.9 miBrick Kiln Dinglevalley · under a mileRuins Dinglevalley · under a mileCalloway Hillhill · under a mileGorstyhillhill · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBridgnorth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 41 haSevern Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 8 haBridgnorth Community Gardenpark · 1.8 miThe Castle Groundspark · 1.9 miCrown Meadowplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haBridgnorth Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes116 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199027 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,421 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryBridgnorth Medical Practice1.5 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistSt Leonards House Dental Centre1.6 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Bridgnorth Police Station1.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bridgnorth, Low Town1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySt Leonard's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 261 pupils1.3 miPrimarySt John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 193 pupils1.4 miSecondaryBridgnorth Endowed Schoolages 11-16, 601 pupils1.6 miCollegeTelford College9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationShifnal7.9 miBus stationJiggers Bank P&RCoalbrookdale6.8 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkOld Smithfield ParkingBridgnorth1.6 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBridgnorth1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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