Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:46 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:18 am – 3:57 pm
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People11,877 residentsin the Much Wenlock & Broseley census areaMedian age 50.85,177 households66% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,402 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C740 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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)
Nearby landmarksPaul's Poollake · under a mileBrick Kiln Poollake · 1.4 miThe Hook Dinglevalley · under a mileRuins Dinglevalley · 1.4 miCalloway Hillhill · 1.9 miMeadowley Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSevern Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 8 haBridgnorth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 41 haThe Castle Groundspark · 1.3 miBridgnorth Community Gardenpark · 1.4 miCrown Meadowplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBridgnorth Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes115 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199026 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 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 3.0 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,421 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryBridgnorth Medical Practice1.0 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistHigh Town Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySt Leonard's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 261 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 193 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBridgnorth Endowed Schoolages 11-16, 601 pupils1.1 miCollegeTelford College10.9 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationShifnal9.0 miBus stationJiggers Bank P&RCoalbrookdale7.6 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WV16 postcode district.
