Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Shrewsbury Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryMorgan Place18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistEmstrey Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 4 independent, 1 specialPrimaryMereside Church of England Primary Academyages 5-11, 364 pupilsunder a mileIndependentPrestfelde Schoolages 3-13, 283 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBelvidere Schoolages 11-16, 830 pupils1.5 miCollegeShrewsbury College1.7 miUniversityHarper Adams University14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX45 miRailway stationShrewsbury1.7 miBus stationRea Street JctSuttonunder a mileBus stops90 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:46 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:20 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,574 residentsin the Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham census areaMedian age 46.43,241 households66% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright11% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,338 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June42 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesSpringfield Recreation Groundpark · under a mile · 9 haMunicipal Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 29 haBurr's Fieldpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haThe Quarrypark · 1.5 mi · 11 haSpringfield BMX Tracksports ground · under a mileColumn Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: 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 5.3 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
