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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY4
Telephone code01363
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:46 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:20 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,810 residentsin the Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge census areaMedian age 49.74,004 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,801 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C687 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksIsle Poollake · 1.0 miCottage Poollake · 1.8 miAllens Hillhill · 1.6 miBlack Coppicewoodland · under a mileShrubberywoodland · under a mileThe Dinglevalley · 1.6 miCothercott barytes millhistoric site · 3.8 miThe Dellvalley · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNesscliffe Hill Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 37 haCopthorne Park Countryside Sitepark · 3.4 mi · 6 haRad Valley Countryside Sitepark · 3.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199024 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202635 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,319 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryPrescott Surgery2.5 miPharmacyBicton Heath Pharmacy2.8 miDentistOxon Dental Care2.9 miPolice stationBritish Transport PoliceShrewsbury4.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bomere Heath, Bomere Heath2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBicton Church of England Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 127 pupils1.9 miPrimaryBomere Heath Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 123 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThe Corbet Schoolages 11-16, 691 pupils3.0 miCollegeShrewsbury College4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL40 miRailway stationShrewsbury4.2 miBus stationGains Park Way ShelterBicton Heath3.1 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseShrewsbury3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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