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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtTF3
Telephone code01952
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:45 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:19 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,359 residentsin the Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank census areaMedian age 33.43,250 households64% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 4,402 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C720 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOld Hall Poollake · 1.0 miTee Lakelake · 1.1 miLawrence's Hillhill · 1.2 miMaddock's Hillhill · 1.5 miThe Dinglevalley · 1.4 miKetley Dinglevalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDothill Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 47 haWrekin Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 37 haApley Castle Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 15 haBowring Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haLeegomery Poolspark · 1.6 mi · 13 haWellington Civic and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes120 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199028 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,912 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 201 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryWellington Medical Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistManor Orthodontic Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt Patrick's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWrekin View Primary Schoolages 3-11, 464 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryErcall Wood Academyages 11-16, 971 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTelford College1.5 miUniversityHarper Adams University7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX37 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)under a mileBus stationBus StationWellingtonunder a mileBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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