Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:45 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:21 am – 3:56 pm
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People8,767 residentsin the Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill census areaMedian age 50.33,535 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,361 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C728 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesLove Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,748 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryWem And Prees Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.4 miDentistDrawwell House Dental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Peter's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 404 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Thomas Adams Schoolages 11-18, 1,214 pupils1.5 miCollegeShrewsbury College11.9 miUniversityHarper Adams University13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL32 miRailway stationWem1.6 miBus stationBattlefield 1403Upper Battlefield8.7 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY4 postcode district.
