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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 54 min4:45 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:20 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,063 residentsin the Shawbury & Weston census areaMedian age 47.02,447 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,050 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C749 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 days of air frost, 8 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 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 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 landmarksGrinshill Hillhill · 1.3 miLee Hillshills · 1.9 miBlaze Coppicewoodland · under a mileMenagerie Poollake · 3.5 miBirch Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Bogwetland · 1.2 miHawkstone Hallhistoric site · 4.2 miBlakeley Hillhill · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMyddlepark · 4.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes127 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199030 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.4 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,564 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Shrewsbury Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryClive Medical Practice1.3 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.2 miDentistShawbury Dental Centre2.2 miPolice stationShrewsbury Police Station7.2 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Wem, Shopping Park2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryClive CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 93 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Thomas Adams Schoolages 11-18, 1,214 pupils3.3 miCollegeShrewsbury College8.1 miUniversityHarper Adams University11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL36 miRailway stationYorton2.1 miBus stationBattlefield 1403Upper Battlefield4.7 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingChapel Lane Car Park, Wem2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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