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County or areaShropshire
Postcode districtSY11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:46 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:21 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,374 residentsin the Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington census areaMedian age 49.93,069 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,457 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C825 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 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 landmarksFoxholes Poollake · under a milePaddock Poollake · 1.0 miSt Winifred's Wellhistoric site · 1.7 miSweeney Mountainmountain · 4.1 miBryn-y-wystynhill · 1.8 miCastle bank Oswestrycastle · 4.3 miWilfred Owen Statuehistoric site · 4.0 miThe Mosswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOswestry Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 47 haNesscliffe Hill Country Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 37 haThe Greenpark · 3.8 miCae Glas Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199027 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202635 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,327 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRobert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryKnockin Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacyCambrian Pharmacy4.1 miDentistOswestry Dental4.1 miPolice stationOswestry Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Oswestry4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWest Felton Church of England Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 167 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Marches Schoolages 11-18, 1,346 pupils4.2 miCollegeShrewsbury College11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL36 miRailway stationGobowen5.5 miBus stationBus StationOswestry4.2 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationOswestry3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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