Local servicesHospitalBridgnorth Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryBridgnorth Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyBridgnorth Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentist39 Underhill Street [Dental Practice]1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryOldbury Wells Schoolages 11-16, 740 pupils1.5 miPrimaryCastlefields Primary Schoolages 3-11, 226 pupils1.5 miPrimarySt. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 188 pupils1.6 miCollegeTelford College13.3 miUniversityUniversity of Wolverhampton13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX28 miRailway stationCosford10 miBus stationLoak LoopAlbrighton10 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:46 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:18 am – 3:57 pm
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People9,910 residentsin the Highley & Ditton Priors census areaMedian age 53.44,127 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,512 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle30% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C744 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 14 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)
Parks and green spacesStanmore Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 16 haThe Castle Groundspark · 1.4 miSevern Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 8 haBridgnorth Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.7 miCrown Meadowplaying field · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes113 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199027 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
