Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:45 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:20 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,063 residentsin the Shawbury & Weston census areaMedian age 47.02,447 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,050 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C711 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 10 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)
Earthquakes178 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 202645 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,564 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMarket Drayton Cottage Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryEllerdine2.3 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy6.5 miDentistShawbury Dental Centre3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTelford College9.1 miUniversityHarper Adams University7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL37 miRailway stationWem6.3 miBus stationStand DMarket Drayton7.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY4 postcode district.
