Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:48 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:21 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 2°C729 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksRowley Hillhill · under a mileRook Dinglevalley · under a mileHare Dinglevalley · under a mileAston Hillhill · 1.0 miMarton Poollake · 2.6 miMoel y Golfamountain · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesButtington Wharfpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes117 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199015 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202624 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 7.6 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
Elevation294 m965 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 162 to 353 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryWorthen Medical Practice1.6 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5.1 miDentistCommunity Dental Clinic4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLong Mountain CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 131 pupils1.5 miSecondaryWelshpool High School816 pupils4.8 miCollegeShrewsbury College11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL48 miRailway stationWelshpool4.8 miBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand D5.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY5 postcode district.
