Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:53 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:13 am – 4:03 pm
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People8,640 residentsin the Knowle Park census areaMedian age 39.53,447 households71% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 4,600 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 36% go by car, 6% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% 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 2°C860 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January31 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksArno's Valevalley · under a mileFlowers Hillhill · under a mileBellevuehill · 1.0 miMalago Valevalley · 1.5 miSt Anne's Woodwoodland · 1.5 miBirch Woodwoodland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCallington Road Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 7 haRedcatch Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haArno's Court Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haKnowle Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haKnowle Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileKnowle Lawn Tennis Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: 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 197428 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 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 11 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,408 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCallington Road Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPriory Surgery33 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyKnowle Pharmacy25 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWells Road Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi55 schools35 primary, 8 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 5 nursery, 3 otherIndependentCleve House Schoolages 3-16, 74 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKnowle Park Primary Schoolages 4-11, 611 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOasis Academy Daventry Roadages 11-16, 362 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Brendan's Sixth Form College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS7.4 miRailway stationBristol Temple Meads1.3 miBus stationBus StationBristol2.1 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal1.4 miBus stops138 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS4 postcode district.
