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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtTF2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:45 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:19 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,465 residentsin the Oakengates & Ketley census areaMedian age 41.74,653 households58% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright22% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,873 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C700 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June47 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMiddle Poollake · under a mileHadley War Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miTrench Poollake · under a mileApley Castlecastle · 2.7 miSunnycrofthistoric site · 2.6 miSnedshillhill · under a milePetershillhill · under a mileNewdalevalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWrockwardine Woodpark · under a mile · 31 haHartshill Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haOld Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haWombridge BMX Tracksports ground · under a mileThe Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haLeegomery Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes121 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199030 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% 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)4,846 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryOakengates Medical Practice19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKitchings Chemist17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBridge Dental Centreunder a milePolice stationMalinsgate Police StationTelford1.4 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Oakengates, Oakengatesunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryWombridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 294 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNew Road Academyages 11-16, 1,073 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTeagues Bridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 258 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTelford College1.9 miUniversityHarper Adams University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX34 miRailway stationOakengatesunder a mileBus stationBus StationOakengatesunder a mileBus stops115 within a mileCar parkTelford Central Station Car Park1.3 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationTelford1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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