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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY7
Telephone code01588
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:48 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:19 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,716 residentsin the Craven Arms & Broadstone census areaMedian age 52.72,951 households62% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright11% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,181 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C804 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksCheney Longville Castlecastle · 1.6 miSibdon Poollake · 1.3 miFlounders' Follyhistoric site · 2.1 miBache Poollake · 2.2 miView Edgehill · 1.3 miWhettleton Hillhill · 1.5 miClun Castlecastle · 4.3 miHendley Guttervalley · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlexandra Parkpark · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19908 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202622 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 3.3 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband62% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 272 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryCraven Arms Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLunts Pharmacyright hereDentistCraven Arms Dental Practiceright herePolice stationLudlow Police Station7.1 miCash machineBarclays ATM2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryStokesay Primary Schoolages 3-11, 150 pupilsright herePrimaryWistanstow CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 51 pupils1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX46 miRailway stationCraven Armsunder a mileBus stationJunctionHopton Castle5.2 miBus stops23 within a mileCar parkNewington Way Car ParkCraven Armsunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsCraven Arms2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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