Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:54 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:13 am – 4:04 pm
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People6,328 residentsin the Wrington, Felton & Dundry census areaMedian age 48.52,607 households82% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,129 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 13%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 8°C, lows 2°C985 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesTall Pines Golf and Leisuregolf course · under a mile · 35 haKnightswoodpark · 4.2 mi · 3 haHighridge Commonpark · 4.3 mi · 6 haWithywood Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197425 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202637 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 12 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.7 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,749 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 188 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarrow Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBackwell Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacyCohen Chemists2.3 miDentistBackwell Dental Care2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCity of Bristol College6.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRSunder a mileRailway stationNailsea & Backwell2.9 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airportunder a mileFerryNova Scotia Ferry LandingHotwells6.2 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS40 postcode district.
