Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:47 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:19 am – 3:58 pm
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People5,752 residentsin the Church Stretton census areaMedian age 59.82,736 households76% of homes owner-occupied59% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate46% of adults are economically active, 2,242 in work, 45% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C852 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSoudley Poollake · 2.0 miCardington Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Guttervalley · under a mileHill Endhill · 1.1 miHope Daledale · 1.7 miUpper Poollake · 3.0 miThe White House, Aston Munslowhistoric site · 3.7 miActon Scott Hallhistoric site · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes119 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199014 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202628 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 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation181 m594 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 157 to 277 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLudlow Hospital11 miGP surgeryChurch Stretton Medical Centre3.3 miPharmacyMsn & Lunts Pharmacy3.4 miDentistStretton Dental Practice3.3 miPolice stationPontesbury Police StationShrewsbury11 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Church Stretton3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRushbury CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 64 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChurch Stretton Schoolages 11-16, 539 pupils3.4 miCollegeShrewsbury College12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX42 miRailway stationChurch Stretton3.2 miBus stationRea Street JctSutton12 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingEssex Road3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY6 postcode district.
