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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:48 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:18 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,917 residentsin the Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell census areaMedian age 53.23,876 households76% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,109 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 8% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C894 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°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 landmarksBlack Poollake · under a mileMoor Park Dinglevalley · under a mileLedwyche Poollake · 2.6 miMary Knoll Valleyvalley · 1.4 miTinkers Hillhill · 1.6 miMary Knollhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.6 miDinham Millennium Greenpark · 1.6 miWigley's Field Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199014 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202626 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,980 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryLunts Pharmacy3 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyLunts Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistSuite 2B (Dental Surgery)1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentMoor Park Schoolages 0-13, 180 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBishop Hooper Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 121 pupils1.3 miSecondaryLudlow Church of England Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX42 miRailway stationLudlow2.0 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle9.4 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY8 postcode district.


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