Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:53 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:13 am – 4:03 pm
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People10,108 residentsin the Temple Meads census areaMedian age 27.84,561 households17% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright30% social rented, 51% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,306 in work, 4% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 18% go by car, 10% take public transport, 25% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 78%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C857 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksBellevuehill · under a mileBrandon Hillhill · under a mileHenleaze Swimming Lakelake · 3.0 miArno's Valevalley · 1.3 miThe Gulleycliffs · 2.1 miMalago Valevalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCastle Parkpark · within reach · 5 haTemple Gardenspark · under a mileVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haSt Pauls Community Sports Academysports ground · under a mileSouth Street Parkplaying field · 1.3 miBroad Plainplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197426 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202644 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 16 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,679 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Bristol Dental Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBroadmead Medical Centre37 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots37 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTrinity Quay (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi66 schools42 primary, 8 secondary, 6 independent, 1 special, 6 nursery, 3 otherPrimaryHannah More Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWillow Park CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11under a mileSecondarySt Mary Redcliffe and Temple Schoolages 11-18, 1,792 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Bristol Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Bristolunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS7.5 miRailway stationBristol Temple Meadsunder a mileBus stationBus StationBristolunder a mileFerryCastle Park Ferry LandingBroadmeadunder a mileBus stops200 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS99 postcode district.
