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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtTF6
Telephone code01260
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:46 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:19 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,781 residentsin the Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch census areaMedian age 51.23,167 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,829 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% 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 languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C737 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCressage Bridgehistoric site · 2.4 miSnow Poollake · 2.2 miLittle Hillhill · under a mileCherme's Dinglevalley · 1.0 miCharlton Hillhill · 1.2 miSunnycrofthistoric site · 3.3 miGarden Poollake · 2.8 miApley Castlecastle · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDothill Local Nature Reservepark · 3.4 mi · 47 haApley Castle Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 15 haLawley Village Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes120 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199025 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202638 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,209 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Royal Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryCressage2.5 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy3.3 miDentist45 Tan Bank3.4 miPolice stationWellington Police StationTelford3.3 miCash machineNisa - Red Lion Service Station, Wellington2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 specialSecondaryErcall Wood Academyages 11-16, 971 pupils3.1 miCollegeTelford College4.0 miUniversityHarper Adams University10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX38 miRailway stationWellington (Shropshire)3.5 miBus stationBus StationWellington3.5 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseMuch Wenlock5.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TF6 postcode district.


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