Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:49 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:20 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,106 residentsin the Clun & Bucknell census areaMedian age 57.32,741 households75% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,783 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,146 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksFronhill · under a mileCastle Idrishill · under a mileBlack Mountainmountain · 3.5 miPen y Garnmountain · 3.7 miRhos Fiddle Poollake · 3.1 miHongrass Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19903 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202611 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband71% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation213 m699 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 200 to 407 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryThe Meadows Medical Practice3.7 miPharmacyBishops Castle Pharmacy6.2 miDentistButler And Finnigan6.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNewcastle CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 21 pupilsright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX57 miRailway stationKnucklas5.1 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station6.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY7 postcode district.
