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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY5
Telephone code01525
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:46 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:19 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,781 residentsin the Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch census areaMedian age 51.23,167 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,829 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C663 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June56 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCressage Bridgehistoric site · 1.3 miGarden Poollake · 1.2 miPasmore's Poollake · 1.4 miCherme's Dinglevalley · under a mileCound Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miGreenwell Dinglevalley · 1.2 miLittle Hillhill · 1.4 miBrook's Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDale End Riverside Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 7 haWoodlands Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 2 haCroppings Parkpark · 3.7 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 199024 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202638 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,209 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryCressage1.2 miPharmacyWenlock Pharmacy3.5 miDentistTwickel Dental Limited3.5 miPolice stationWellington Police StationTelford4.4 miCash machineMuch Wenlock (Barc Novate)3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryChrist Church Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 132 pupils1.4 miPrimaryBuildwas Academyages 3-11, 54 pupils1.6 miSecondaryWilliam Brookes Schoolages 11-16, 748 pupils3.0 miCollegeTelford College4.8 miUniversityHarper Adams University11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX37 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)4.6 miBus stationJiggers Bank P&RCoalbrookdale3.3 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseMuch Wenlock3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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