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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY22
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:47 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:21 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,261 residentsin the Four Crosses & Guilsfield census areaMedian age 50.82,734 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,113 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C861 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAdmiral Rodney's Pillarhistoric site · 2.7 miAlberbury Prioryhistoric site · 2.8 miMoel y Golfamountain · 3.6 miBausley Hillhill · 1.3 miPritchard's Hillhill · 1.5 miBreidden Forestforest · 2.8 miFolly Poollake · 3.5 miFalsely Guttervalley · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNesscliffe Hill Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes116 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199021 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202630 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,885 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital8.5 miGP surgeryKnockin Medical Centre3.5 miPharmacyPontesbury Pharmacy7.7 miDentistMinsterley Road Dental Practice7.6 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Pontesbury Police Station7.5 miCash machineMFG - Nesscliffe Services, Nesscliffe3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBrynhafren C.p. School34 pupils1.1 miCollegeShrewsbury College9.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL41 miRailway stationWelshpool8.6 miBus stationGains Park Way ShelterBicton Heath7.9 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationOswestry7.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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