Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:53 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:12 am – 4:04 pm
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People6,772 residentsin the Chew, Bishop Sutton & East Harptree census areaMedian age 48.72,679 households81% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,237 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,018 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksChew Magna Reservoirreservoir · under a mileChew Hillhill · under a mileDenny Islandisland · 2.0 miChew Valleyvalley · under a mileChew Valley Lakelake · 2.6 miPagans Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChew Valley Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haWillmott Parkpark · 2.5 miWithywood Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haHartcliffe Millennium Greenpark · 2.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197429 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202638 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,759 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead South Bristol Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryChew Medical Practice1.2 miPharmacyChew Pharmacyunder a mileDentistChew Magna Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChew Magna Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChew Valley Schoolages 11-18, 1,180 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChew Stoke Church Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils1.6 miCollegeSt Brendan's Sixth Form College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS4.5 miRailway stationParson StreetBedminster4.3 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport4.2 miFerryThe Cottage Ferry LandingHarbour5.3 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS18 postcode district.
