Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:45 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:19 am – 3:56 pm
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People7,322 residentsin the Wellington East census areaMedian age 37.22,869 households51% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright21% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,044 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C720 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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)
Nearby landmarksTee Lakelake · under a mileOld Hall Poollake · under a mileKetley Dinglevalley · 1.6 miArleston Hillhill · 1.8 miLawrence's Hillhill · 1.9 miPump Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDothill Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 47 haApley Castle Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haLeegomery Poolspark · under a mile · 13 haWrekin Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 37 haBowring Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haWellington Civic and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes121 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199029 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,121 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWellington Medical Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialSecondaryCharlton Schoolages 11-16, 1,218 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWrekin View Primary Schoolages 3-11, 464 pupilsunder a mileIndependentWrekin Collegeages 4-19, 671 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTelford College1.0 miUniversityHarper Adams University6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX37 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)under a mileBus stationBus StationWellingtonunder a mileBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF1 postcode district.
