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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:48 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:20 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,650 residentsin the Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury census areaMedian age 54.42,516 households68% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,668 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 55% go by car, 10% walk or cycle35% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C789 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°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 landmarksBromleysmill Poollake · under a mileBishop's Castlecastle · 1.7 miHeath Poollake · under a mileClun and Bishop's Castle Rural Districtcastle · 3.3 miOld Church Stokehistoric site · 3.5 miDisgwylfa Hillhill · 1.9 miHeath Myndhill · 1.9 miTrashes Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKerry Greenplaying field · 1.6 miBishops Castle and Onny Valleyplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes111 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19906 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202618 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband66% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,702 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation177 m581 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 150 to 236 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBishops Castle Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryBishops Castle Medical Practice1.3 miPharmacyBishops Castle Pharmacy1.6 miDentistButler And Finnigan1.4 miPolice stationBishops Castle Police Station1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBishops Castle Primary Schoolages 4-11, 128 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Community College, Bishop's Castleages 11-16, 507 pupils1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX52 miRailway stationBroome7.4 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle8.2 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBishop's Castle1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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