Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:45 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:21 am – 3:56 pm
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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°C748 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksNewton Merelake · under a mileCole Merelake · 1.1 miTowery Mosswoodland · under a mileClarepool Mosswoodland · under a mileTarts Hillhill · 2.4 miMaelor Forestforest · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesColemerepark · under a mile · 49 haThe Mere at Ellesmerepark · 1.6 mi · 63 haLyneal Activity Centresports ground · 1.1 miThe Gravel Holepark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes174 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197020 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202643 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitchurch Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryChurchmere Medical Group2.4 miPharmacyEllesmere Pharmacy2.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWelshampton CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 71 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLakelands Academyages 11-16, 590 pupils2.7 miCollegeShrewsbury College14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL29 miRailway stationWem6.2 miBus stationBus StationOswestry9.4 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY12 postcode district.
