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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtWV6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:45 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:17 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,876 residentsin the Alveley, Claverley & Worfield census areaMedian age 53.23,243 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,719 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle29% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C692 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksAbbot's Castle Hillhill · under a mileRoyal Poollake · 2.5 miThe Great Poollake · 2.7 miTuters Hillhill · 2.1 miLong Woodwoodland · under a mileAlder Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChesterton Valley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 42 haThe Greenpark · 2.9 miHighgate Common Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 114 haStanmore Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes116 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202647 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,409 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryClaverley1.7 miPharmacyPattingham Pharmacy2.2 miDentistWightwick Dental Practice4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryClaverley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWombourne High Schoolages 11-18, 995 pupils4.1 miCollegeCity of Wolverhampton College8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX24 miRailway stationAlbrighton5.4 miBus stationLoak LoopAlbrighton5.3 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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