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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY3
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 37 min8:20 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,662 residentsin the Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook census areaMedian age 43.34,697 households70% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright10% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,264 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 28%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C680 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksOxon Poollake · under a mileCothercott barytes millhistoric site · 1.3 miWillow Poollake · under a mileLight Infantry Memorialhistoric site · 1.6 miRound Hillhill · 1.3 miPorthill Bridgebridge · 1.4 miSt George's Bridgebridge · 1.6 miBlack Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCopthorne Park Countryside Sitepark · under a mile · 6 haRad Valley Countryside Sitepark · 1.0 mi · 2 haThe Quarrypark · 1.4 mi · 11 haShorncliffe Drive BMX Tracksports ground · under a mileSilks Meadow Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miGreenfields Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes115 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199022 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202634 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,998 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Shrewsbury Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySevern Hospice10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBicton Heath Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOxon Dental Careunder a milePolice stationWest Mercia PoliceShrewsbury1.8 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Bicton Heath, Welshpool Roadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independent, 3 specialPrimaryOxon CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 425 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodfield Infant School & Nurseryages 3-7, 283 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe Priory Schoolages 11-16, 852 pupils1.8 miCollegeShrewsbury College1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL43 miRailway stationShrewsbury1.9 miBus stationGains Park Way ShelterBicton Heathunder a mileBus stops75 within a mileCar parkFrankwell Quay Car ParkShrewsbury1.6 miEV chargingbp PulseShrewsburyunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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