Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:45 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:19 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,665 residentsin the Edgmond & Church Aston census areaMedian age 47.62,453 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,813 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C665 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesVictoria Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 2 haStrine Brook Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 3 haNorbroom Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202647 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 3.8 · 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
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,882 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewport Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryHarper Adams(Lisk)1.9 miPharmacyBoots4.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryTibberton Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11under a mileIndependentThe Retreatages 11-18, 3 pupils1.1 miSecondaryHaberdashers' Adamsages 11-18, 1,090 pupils3.8 miCollegeTelford College5.9 miUniversityHarper Adams University1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX38 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)5.8 miBus stationBus InterchangeNewport4.1 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF10 postcode district.
