Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLunts Pharmacy3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLunts Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSuite 2B (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Laurence CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 237 pupilsright herePrimaryLudlow Primary Schoolages 2-11, 397 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLudlow Church of England Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX41 miRailway stationLudlowunder a mileBus stationJunctionHopton Castle9.5 miBus stops78 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:48 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:18 am – 3:59 pm
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People10,714 residentsin the Ludlow Town census areaMedian age 52.25,102 households62% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright18% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,529 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C894 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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)
Parks and green spacesDinham Millennium Greenpark · under a mileLudlow Boxing Clubplaying field · under a mileWigley's Field Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes101 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199014 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202627 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.7 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,690 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
