Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryVirtual Ward Non-Medical Prescribers2.5 miPharmacyBoots2.9 miDentistCosford Dental Centre3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBeckbury Church of England Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 51 pupils1.4 miSecondaryIdsall Schoolages 11-18, 1,172 pupils3.3 miCollegeTelford College7.4 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX29 miRailway stationShifnal2.9 miBus stationLoak LoopAlbrighton3.3 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:45 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:18 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,876 residentsin the Alveley, Claverley & Worfield census areaMedian age 53.23,243 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,719 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle29% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C725 mm of rain a year, 16 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)
Nearby landmarksBath Poollake · under a mileHell Poollake · under a mileBrimstree Hillhill · 1.7 miLodge Hillhill · 1.9 miKemberton Gorsewoodland · under a mileWright's Gorsewoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBartlett Gardenspark · 3.4 miCherry Gardenspark · 4.5 mi · 31 haWillowfieldpark · 3.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes118 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199031 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,409 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
