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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:46 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:20 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,810 residentsin the Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge census areaMedian age 49.74,004 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,801 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C693 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July49 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°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 landmarksMarton Poollake · 2.2 miPim Hillhill · under a mileIsle Poollake · 2.5 miThe Glenglen · 1.6 miRabbit Hillhill · 1.5 miMerrington Greenwoodland · under a milePraddoe Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Dinglevalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMyddlepark · 1.7 mi · 3 haCopthorne Park Countryside Sitepark · 4.9 mi · 6 haHermitage Walk Recreation Groundpark · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes119 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199026 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202637 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 5.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,319 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryPrescott Surgery2.9 miPharmacyWell4.0 miDentistEsthetique Dental Limited3.0 miPolice stationBritish Transport PoliceShrewsbury5.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bomere Heath, Bomere Heathunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBomere Heath Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 123 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMyddle CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 112 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Corbet Schoolages 11-16, 691 pupils2.9 miCollegeShrewsbury College5.2 miUniversityHarper Adams University15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL38 miRailway stationYorton2.6 miBus stationBattlefield 1403Upper Battlefield3.4 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationShrewsbury3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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