Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:47 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:13 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,107 residentsin the Winchcombe & Washbourne census areaMedian age 53.44,128 households73% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,102 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C684 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksPeter's Hillhill · under a mileOak Hillhill · under a mileGreat Washbourne Coppicewoodland · under a mileDumbleton Woodwoodland · 1.2 miThe Dinglevalley · 4.3 miBlack John's Poollake · 6.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlderton Allotmentsallotments · within reach · 3 haWinchcombe Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.4 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,776 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWinchcombe Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryWinchcombe Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyWinchcombe Pharmacy3.5 miDentistWentwood House Dental Practice3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryOak Hill Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 48 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGretton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWinchcombe Schoolages 11-16, 515 pupils2.9 miCollegeGloucestershire College14.3 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationAshchurch for Tewkesbury4.5 miBus stationMerstow Green Bus StationEvesham6.8 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL20 postcode district.
