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Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWylcwm Street Surgery1.5 miPharmacyBoots1.5 miDentistCraven Arms Dental Practice9.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKnighton Church In Wales Primary School168 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX54 miRailway stationKnighton1.3 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD7 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD7 postcode district.

County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtLD7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:49 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:19 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,106 residentsin the Clun & Bucknell census areaMedian age 57.32,741 households75% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,783 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C976 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January68 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 5 to 16°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 20°CASeptember: 8 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCaleck's Poollake · 1.1 miPen-y-wern Hillmountain · 3.4 miStow Hillhill · under a milePitts Dinglevalley · under a mileHarley's Mountainmountain · 3.5 miLittle Knollhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOffa's Dyke Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haKnighton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 21 haBryn-y-Castell Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 19906 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202614 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband71% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation204 m669 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 154 to 425 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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