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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY4
Telephone code01923
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:45 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:21 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,767 residentsin the Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill census areaMedian age 50.33,535 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,361 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle34% 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 higher13% 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 8°C, lows 2°C727 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°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 10°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 landmarksCole Merelake · 1.9 miSweat Merelake · 2.4 miLyneal Gorsewoodland · under a mileMaelor Forestforest · 3.3 miWem Mosswoodland · under a mileThe Forestforest · 4.4 miTarts Hillhill · 3.9 miWhinnett Hillhill · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesColemerepark · 1.7 mi · 49 haThe Mere at Ellesmerepark · 3.5 mi · 63 haLyneal Activity Centresports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes175 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202643 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 5.3 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,748 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3.8 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.9 miDentistDrawwell House Dental Surgery4.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Ellesmere Police Station4.2 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Wem, Shopping Park4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 otherPrimaryNewtown CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 86 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe Thomas Adams Schoolages 11-18, 1,214 pupils3.7 miCollegeShrewsbury College12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL31 miRailway stationWem4.2 miBus stationBattlefield 1403Upper Battlefield10 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsShrewsbury3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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