Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:45 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:20 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,063 residentsin the Shawbury & Weston census areaMedian age 47.02,447 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,050 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C807 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksCottage Poollake · 1.1 miMenagerie Poollake · 1.4 miMarchamley Hillhill · under a mileKenstone Hillhill · 1.0 miNicco Woodwoodland · under a mileHall Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHawkstone Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 105 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes176 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199035 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 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 3.0 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,564 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 190 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMarket Drayton Cottage Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryHodnet Medical Practice1.0 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5.3 miDentistTern Hill Dental Centre2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHodnet Primary Schoolages 5-11, 193 pupils1.3 miCollegeTelford College12.0 miUniversityHarper Adams University9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL34 miRailway stationPrees4.7 miBus stationStand DMarket Drayton5.6 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY4 postcode district.
