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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:47 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:20 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,234 residentsin the Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley census areaMedian age 50.73,550 households74% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,753 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle42% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C710 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksLong Poollake · 1.9 miWhistones Prioryhistoric site · 2.7 miLingcroft Poollake · 2.5 miCothercott barytes millhistoric site · 3.5 miCallow Castlecastle · 4.5 miCastle Pulverbatchcastle · 4.8 miMoves Coppicewoodland · under a mileHortonlane Coppicewoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesArscott Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haRad Valley Countryside Sitepark · 2.5 mi · 2 haCopthorne Park Countryside Sitepark · 2.9 mi · 6 haThe Quarrypark · 3.3 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes115 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199019 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202631 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband22% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,802 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryMytton Oak Medical Pract.2.3 miPharmacyBicton Heath Pharmacy2.5 miDentistOxon Dental Care2.5 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Pontesbury Police Station3.4 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Bicton Heath, Welshpool Road2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimarySt Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMeole Brace Schoolages 11-16, 1,316 pupils2.8 miCollegeShrewsbury College3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL45 miRailway stationShrewsbury4.0 miBus stationGains Park Way ShelterBicton Heath2.2 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseShrewsbury2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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