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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF1 postcode district.

County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtTF1
Telephone code01823
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 –
People7,569 residentsin the Wellington West census areaMedian age 43.13,504 households56% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright22% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,421 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle71% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 1°C720 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksApley Castlecastle · under a mileSunnycrofthistoric site · under a mileOld Hall Poollake · under a mileTee Lakelake · under a mileHadley War Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miArleston Hillhill · 1.6 miLawrence's Hillhill · 1.7 miKetley Dinglevalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDothill Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 47 haApley Castle Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haLeegomery Poolspark · under a mile · 13 haWrekin Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 37 haBowring Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haWellington Civic and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes121 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 202642 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,562 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWellington Medical Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationWellington Police StationTelfordunder a mileCash machineThe Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitalunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryWrekin View Primary Schoolages 3-11, 464 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Patrick's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCharlton Schoolages 11-16, 1,218 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTelford Collegeunder a mileUniversityHarper Adams University6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX37 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)under a mileBus stationBus StationWellingtonunder a mileBus stops105 within a mileCar parkMarket Street Car Park- Telfordunder a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationTelford2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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