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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY11
Telephone code01938
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:46 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:22 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,069 residentsin the Ellesmere census areaMedian age 51.33,540 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,624 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C757 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHardwick Poollake · under a mileThe Brynhill · under a mileThe Merelake · 3.1 miMagpie Coppicewoodland · under a mileBrow Woodwoodland · under a mileBryn Pen-y-lanmountain · 5.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Brow Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 10 haThe Mere at Ellesmerepark · 2.7 mi · 63 haThe Gravel Holepark · 1.8 miColemerepark · 4.2 mi · 49 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes114 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199032 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,705 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRobert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryChurchmere Medical Group2.5 miPharmacyEllesmere Pharmacy2.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShrewsbury College14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL31 miRailway stationGobowen3.7 miBus stationBus StationOswestry4.7 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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