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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtTF6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:45 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:19 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,565 residentsin the Muxton & Lilleshall census areaMedian age 47.52,693 households80% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,298 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C651 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksApley Castlecastle · 1.7 miHadley War Memorialhistoric site · 2.0 miApley Poollake · 1.6 miTrench Poollake · 1.8 miSunnycrofthistoric site · 2.9 miPetershillhill · 2.8 miShray Hillhill · 2.8 miPool Woodwoodland · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesApley Castle Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 15 haDothill Local Nature Reservepark · 2.3 mi · 47 haLeegomery Poolspark · 1.7 mi · 13 haLeegomery Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miLeegomery BMX Areasports ground · 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 199031 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: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,340 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryTrinity Healthcare Partnership - Leegomery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyLeegomery Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistStation House Dental Practice1.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Donnington Police StationDonington on Bain2.0 miCash machineRontec - Trench Lock1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimarySt Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11under a milePrimaryApley Wood Primary Academyages 4-11, 407 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCharlton Schoolages 11-16, 1,218 pupils2.2 miCollegeTelford College2.6 miUniversityHarper Adams University4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)2.6 miBus stationPrincess Royal HospitalLeegomery1.9 miBus stops5 within a mileCar parkMarket Street Car Park- Telford2.7 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationTelford1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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