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

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 –
People6,263 residentsin the Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield census areaMedian age 54.62,769 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,936 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% 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 languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C891 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 10 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 · 1.4 miAshton Castlecastle · 3.5 miNational Trust - Croft Castle and Parklandcastle · 3.8 miBoneywell Dinglevalley · 1.1 miPatrick's Hillhill · 1.3 miMoor Park Dinglevalley · 1.3 miBerrington Hallhistoric site · 3.7 miWoodcock Hillhill · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileDinham Millennium Greenpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes114 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199015 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,010 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryOrleton Surgery1.4 miPharmacyLunts Pharmacy3.5 miDentistSuite 2B (Dental Surgery)3.5 miPolice stationLudlow Police Station3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryOrleton CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 175 pupils1.2 miIndependentMoor Park Schoolages 0-13, 180 pupils1.3 miSecondaryLudlow Church of England Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX43 miRailway stationLudlow3.7 miBus stationJunctionHopton Castle9.7 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationLudlow3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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