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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:47 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:20 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,234 residentsin the Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley census areaMedian age 50.73,550 households74% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,753 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C697 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 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 landmarksLingcroft Poollake · 2.2 miBomere Poollake · 2.6 miLyth Hillhill · 1.3 miCastle Pulverbatchcastle · 3.8 miGreek Orthodox Church Of The Holy Fathers Of Niceahistoric site · 3.4 miHunger Hillhill · 1.4 miTown Walls Towerhistoric site · 3.8 miSpring Coppicewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesArscott Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 44 haThe Pavilionplaying field · 1.2 mi · 7 haThe Commonpark · 2.1 miBayston Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miRad Valley Countryside Sitepark · 3.2 mi · 2 haThe Quarrypark · 3.6 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes113 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199018 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202630 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 3.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband22% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,802 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 159 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Shrewsbury Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryBeeches Medical Practice1.6 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.7 miDentistBayston Hill Dental Surgery1.7 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Pontesbury Police Station3.9 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Radbrook Green, Radbrook Green2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryLongden CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 140 pupils1.1 miPrimaryOakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 472 pupils1.6 miSecondaryMeole Brace Schoolages 11-16, 1,316 pupils2.7 miCollegeShrewsbury College3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX47 miRailway stationShrewsbury4.3 miBus stationGains Park Way ShelterBicton Heath3.6 miBus stops20 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Shrewsbury Car Park2.9 miEV chargingGridserveShrewsbury2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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