Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:45 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:19 am – 3:56 pm
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People9,442 residentsin the Hollinswood & Randlay census areaMedian age 38.13,759 households50% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright19% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,375 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 65% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C772 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June54 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksSpout Poollake · under a mileWithy Poollake · under a mileStirchley Hallhistoric site · 1.4 miSpout Moundhill · under a mileSouthwaterwater · under a mileHadley War Memorialhistoric site · 2.7 miSnedshillhill · 1.0 miStirchley Poolswater · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCherry Gardenspark · under a mile · 31 haOld Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haThe Village Greenpark · under a mileRandlay Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLangleyfieldplaying field · 1.3 miSouthallsports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes119 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199030 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,916 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 174 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryHollinswood Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHollinswood Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistIntegrated Dental Holdingsunder a milePolice stationMalinsgate Police StationTelfordunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 113 The BorderTelfordunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools18 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryHollinswood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 340 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOld Park Primary Schoolages 2-11, 607 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHoly Trinity Academyages 11-18, 994 pupils1.1 miCollegeTelford College2.9 miUniversityHarper Adams University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationTelford Centralunder a mileBus stationBus StationTelford Town Centreunder a mileBus stops84 within a mileCar parkRampart Court Car ParkTelford, Shropshire3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationTelford3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF3 postcode district.
