Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:44 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:19 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,665 residentsin the Edgmond & Church Aston census areaMedian age 47.62,453 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,813 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% 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°C695 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 13 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)
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haStrine Brook Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 3 haAqualate Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 113 haThe Body Barnsports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199035 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewport Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryHarper Adams(Lisk)4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 234 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHaberdashers' Adamsages 11-18, 1,090 pupils1.2 miIndependentHaberdashers' Castle House Schoolages 0-11, 139 pupils1.3 miCollegeTelford College6.2 miUniversityHarper Adams Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX35 miRailway stationOakengates5.5 miBus stationBus InterchangeNewport1.4 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF10 postcode district.
