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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C728 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 days of air frost, 12 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)
Parks and green spacesBartlett Gardenspark · 1.8 miHalesfieldsports ground · under a mileCherry Gardenspark · 2.8 mi · 31 haWillowfieldpark · 2.2 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 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryVirtual Ward Non-Medical Prescribers5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistMadeley Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryJohn Randall Primary Schoolages 3-11, 216 pupils1.4 miPrimaryHolmer Lake Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Telford Park Schoolages 11-18, 698 pupils1.9 miCollegeTelford College5.7 miUniversityHarper Adams University9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationShifnal2.5 miBus stationBus StationTelford Town Centre3.2 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF11 postcode district.
