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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY4
Telephone code01939
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:45 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:20 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,063 residentsin the Shawbury & Weston census areaMedian age 47.02,447 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,050 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C680 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October56 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksCriftin Coppicewoodland · under a mileBlakeley Hillhill · 2.2 miSunderton Poollake · 3.8 miMatthew's Coppicewoodland · 1.0 miGrinshill Hillhill · 2.9 miOsbaston Poolswater · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes120 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199029 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,564 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryShawbury Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Pharmacy4.6 miDentistShawbury Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Marys CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 226 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShrewsbury Academyages 11-16, 817 pupils4.9 miCollegeShrewsbury College7.0 miUniversityHarper Adams University9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL39 miRailway stationYorton3.7 miBus stationBattlefield 1403Upper Battlefield3.7 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY4 postcode district.


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