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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY5
Telephone code01298
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:47 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:19 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,781 residentsin the Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch census areaMedian age 51.23,167 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,829 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C751 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksLangley Chapelhistoric site · 2.9 miSmethcott Poollake · 2.7 miPitchford Hallhistoric site · 3.3 miLilly Poollake · 2.9 miCastle Hillhill · 1.6 miCastle Pulverbatchcastle · 4.2 miThe Lawleyhill · 1.9 miFactory Dinglevalley · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes116 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199016 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: 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,209 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 105 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Health - Shrewsbury Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryDorrington Surgery1.8 miPharmacyMsn & Lunts Pharmacy4.7 miDentistDental Surgery4.8 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Pontesbury Police Station6.8 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Church Stretton4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLongnor CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 116 pupilsright herePrimarySt Edward's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 31 pupils1.7 miSecondaryChurch Stretton Schoolages 11-16, 539 pupils4.4 miCollegeShrewsbury College7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX44 miRailway stationChurch Stretton4.8 miBus stationRea Street JctSutton7.0 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingEssex Road4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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