Oswestry

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 4° · 60% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:36

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

• 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

127 reported · August 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences55
• Anti-social behaviour33
• Shoplifting11
• Burglary5

6 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Oswestry Central · West Mercia

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

337 reported road collisions (2025)

121 killed or seriously injured · 479 casualties · 10.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

150 food businesses within 2 miles

• 129 rated 4–5 ★ (122 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Oswestry (0.2 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£277,521 average▼ 0.9% YoY

Across Shropshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£823 average monthly rent▲ 4.3% YoY

• 1 bed £608
• 2 bed £768
• 3 bed £953

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (7.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

4,264 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (0.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (0.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Oswestry Central Car Park,English Walls (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches22
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

323,606 residents in Shropshire · 101/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,727
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK13,220
• Net moves+2,507

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 154 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,528 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 152,270)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

185 schools · 43,666 pupils

127 primary · 19 secondary · 39 other

Ofsted: 55 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

151 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Shropshire

360 CQC-registered services

• Care homes117
• GP practices48
• Dentists77
• Homecare agencies87
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Shropshire

• In a conservation area (Oswestry)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 146 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

531 applications decided

88.3% granted · 469 granted, 62 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat

North Shropshire

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 4
• Con 7
• LD 41
• Grn 4
• Ref 15
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés54

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

18,080 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

312 jobs advertised · £42,225 avg

e.g. Activity Co-ordinator, Warehouse FLT Operative, Telehandler / Forklift Driver

Source: Adzuna

£727 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,151 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 154,677 certificates

17.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Nuclear 30% · Gas 24% · Imports 3%

95 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.4 women · 63 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in SY11

• Plas Ffynnon Medical Ctre
• The Caxton Surgery
• Cambrian Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Shropshire:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks229 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills191 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately189 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK182 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals150 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Oswestry · 0.1 km

  Oswestry is an ancient market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.

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  Battle of Maserfield · 0.1 km

  The Battle of Maserfield, was fought on 5 August 641 or 642 between the Anglo-Saxon kings Oswald of Northumbria and Penda of Mercia allied with Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd, ending in Oswald's defeat, death, and dismember…

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  Oswestry railway station · 0.2 km

  Oswestry railway station is a Grade II listed heritage railway station in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. It was closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1966. The station building today is used as commercial p…

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  Oswestry Guildhall · 0.2 km

  Oswestry Guildhall is a municipal building in Bailey Head in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Oswestry Municipal Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

• Wilfred Owen Green · 0.2 km

  Wilfred Owen Green is the town green located in the middle of the town Oswestry in Shropshire, England.

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  Borough of Oswestry · 0.2 km

  The Borough of Oswestry was a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England, from medieval times until its abolition in 2009. Until 1974 it was a municipal borough covering just the town of Oswe…

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