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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY13
Telephone codeNot listed
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 7°C, lows 2°C743 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°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 landmarksMaelor Forestforest · 1.7 miAlderford Lakelake · 2.9 miHadley Poollake · 3.0 miFenn's Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSteel Heathwoodland · 1.8 miBrown Mosswetland · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199036 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.2 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
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryPrees3.0 miPharmacyBoots3.6 miDentistGreen End Dental Practice3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWhixall CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 152 pupils1.0 miSecondarySir John Talbot's Schoolages 11-19, 861 pupils3.2 miCollegeReaseheath College13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL29 miRailway stationPrees2.2 miBus stationStand DMarket Drayton10 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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