Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:46 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:22 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,568 residentsin the Oswestry West census areaMedian age 47.64,474 households60% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright13% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,585 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle52% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C886 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesCae Glas Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haMile End Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 57 haThe Greenpark · 1.2 miGymnasiumsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199028 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202635 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.6 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,799 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRobert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryHope House Hospice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistThomas Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryMorda CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 126 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Marches Schoolages 11-18, 1,346 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 130 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL35 miRailway stationGobowen3.7 miBus stationNo. 22Oswestry1.3 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY10 postcode district.
