Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:48 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:20 am – 3:59 pm
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People5,650 residentsin the Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury census areaMedian age 54.42,516 households68% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,668 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 55% go by car, 10% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C812 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksBent Poollake · 1.4 miHeath Poollake · 1.7 miNorbury Hillhill · under a mileLinley Hillhill · under a mileBishop's Castlecastle · 3.6 miCoppice Dinglevalley · 1.4 miClun and Bishop's Castle Rural Districtcastle · 4.2 miThe Devils Chair (Manstone Rock)historic site · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes112 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19908 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202620 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband66% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,702 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation239 m784 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 188 to 349 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryBishops Castle Medical Practice3.2 miPharmacyBishops Castle Pharmacy3.4 miDentistButler And Finnigan3.3 miPolice stationBishops Castle Police Station3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorbury Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 70 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStiperstones CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 25 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Community College, Bishop's Castleages 11-16, 507 pupils3.6 miCollegeShrewsbury College14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX51 miRailway stationChurch Stretton6.0 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle9.2 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBishop's Castle3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY9 postcode district.
