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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL8
Telephone code01508
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:50 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:12 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,261 residentsin the Tetbury census areaMedian age 48.54,633 households66% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,136 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 48% go by car, 9% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C918 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGatcombe Waterlake · 1.1 miChavenage Househistoric site · 1.9 miHorsley Prioryhistoric site · 2.7 miAvening Valleyvalley · under a mileLongtree Bottomvalley · 1.2 miCherington Pondpond · 1.1 miLedgemore Pondpond · 1.2 miRoundaboutwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMinchinhampton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 98 haThe Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 15 haOld Commonpark · 1.8 miShortwood Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202532 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 173 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTetbury Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryMinchinhampton Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyBoots1.8 miDentistMinchinhampton Dental Practice1.7 miPolice stationStroud Police Station4.8 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Nailsworth2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAvening Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupilsright herePrimaryMinchinhampton Primary Academyages 3-11, 260 pupils1.9 miSecondarySir William Romney's Schoolages 11-16, 495 pupils2.4 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College5.3 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationStroud (Glos)4.9 miBus stationBus StationNailsworth2.2 miFerrySharpness Old Docks14 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsStroud2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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