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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY5 postcode district.

County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:48 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:20 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,650 residentsin the Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury census areaMedian age 54.42,516 households68% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,668 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 55% go by car, 10% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C964 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBromlow Castle Moundcastle · 1.6 miShelve Poollake · 1.4 miMitchell's Fold Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.2 miThe Devils Chair (Manstone Rock)historic site · 2.2 miNick Knollshill · under a mileHope Valleyvalley · under a mileShelve Hillhill · 1.0 miMarton Poollake · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199011 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202622 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband66% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,702 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation278 m912 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 244 to 384 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryWorthen Medical Practice2.8 miPharmacyPontesbury Pharmacy5.4 miDentistMinsterley Road Dental Practice5.2 miPolice stationPontesbury Police StationShrewsbury5.3 miCash machineMinsterley Service Station, Minsterley3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentGrace House2.0 miCollegeShrewsbury College12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL51 miRailway stationWelshpool7.8 miBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand D8.1 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBishop's Castle7.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY5 postcode district.


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