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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY6
Telephone code01789
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:48 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:19 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,752 residentsin the Church Stretton census areaMedian age 59.82,736 households76% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate46% of adults are economically active, 2,242 in work, 45% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C820 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 8 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: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPride Hillhill · under a mileChuney Poollake · 1.9 miOakleymill Waterfallwaterfall · 3.2 miApe Daledale · 1.7 miDiddlebury Commonhill · 1.4 miSoudley Poollake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlexandra Parkpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes125 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199011 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202624 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation144 m472 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospital8.2 miGP surgeryCraven Arms Surgery3.1 miPharmacyLunts Pharmacy3.3 miDentistCraven Arms Dental Practice3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX44 miRailway stationCraven Arms3.2 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle8.2 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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