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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY1
Telephone code01743
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:46 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:20 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,485 residentsin the Shrewsbury Town census areaMedian age 46.54,354 households54% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright10% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,338 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 43% go by car, 3% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksWillow Poollake · 1.5 miMere Poollake · 1.6 miRound Hillhill · 1.1 miSharpstone Hillhill · 2.0 miPowell Islandwoodland · under a mileCoton Hill Community Woodlandwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Quarrypark · under a mile · 11 haAbbey Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haBurr's Fieldpark · under a mile · 2 haMunicipal Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 29 haSilks Meadow Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileAll Saints' Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes116 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199022 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202634 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 6.9 · PM2.5 5.8 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,899 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Shrewsbury Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryRiverside Med Practice25 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots11 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPride Hill Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 4 independent, 3 specialIndependentSt Winefride's RC Independent Schoolages 3-11, 104 pupilsright hereIndependentShrewsbury High Schoolages 4-20, 309 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Priory Schoolages 11-16, 852 pupils1.0 miCollegeShrewsbury Collegeunder a mileUniversityHarper Adams University14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL44 miRailway stationShrewsburyunder a mileBus stationBus StationShrewsburyunder a mileBus stops152 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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