Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:49 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
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People12,101 residentsin the Coney Hill, Barnwood & Abbeydale census areaMedian age 40.04,781 households72% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 6,136 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 59% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C705 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesBarnwood Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haClock Tower Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haRobinswood Hill Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 108 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 7 haElmbridge Parkplaying field · under a mileCommunity Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202520 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 10 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 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
Broadband91% 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)4,862 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWotton Lawn Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryNewmedica Gloucestershire (Brighouse)74 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBrookfield Pharmacy18 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAcorn Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools30 primary, 6 secondary, 5 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBarnwood Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBarnwood Park Schoolages 11-16, 909 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDinglewell Junior Schoolages 7-11, 359 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS40 miRailway stationGloucester1.5 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester1.6 miFerrySharpness Old Docks15 miBus stops95 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL4 postcode district.
