Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:48 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:19 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,106 residentsin the Clun & Bucknell census areaMedian age 57.32,741 households75% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,783 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C880 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksCheney Longville Castlecastle · under a mileSibdon Poollake · under a mileHendley Guttervalley · under a mileClun Castlecastle · 3.1 miBeeches Poollake · 2.2 miHopesay Hillhill · under a mileThe Old Saw Mill Shropshirehistoric site · 2.8 miWart Hillhill · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlexandra Parkpark · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19907 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202621 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 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband71% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation186 m610 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 314 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryCraven Arms Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyLunts Pharmacy1.5 miDentistCraven Arms Dental Practice1.4 miPolice stationBishops Castle Police Station6.4 miCash machineDelves & Co Limited1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryStokesay Primary Schoolages 3-11, 150 pupils1.6 miPrimaryWistanstow CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 51 pupils2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX47 miRailway stationCraven Arms1.3 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle4.3 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkNewington Way Car ParkCraven Arms1.5 miEV chargingCorvedale Road Car Park1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY7 postcode district.
