Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:52 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:14 am – 4:03 pm
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People7,621 residentsin the Tidenham & Woolaston census areaMedian age 47.03,061 households76% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,552 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 7% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C989 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksEwens' Rockcliffs · under a mileBeachley Pointheadland · under a mileHardwick Cliffscliffs · 1.2 miHunger Pilltidal water · under a mileSt Pierre Lakelake · 2.3 miSlimeroad Pilltidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSlipway 4park · 1.5 miBrunel Squarepark · 1.7 miCaldicot Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 26 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes89 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197420 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202538 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 6.1 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,330 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChepstow Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryBeachley Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBulwark Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistChepstow Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryThornwell Primary School254 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPembroke Primary262 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWyedean School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,024 pupils1.6 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre10.9 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS17 miRailway stationChepstow1.7 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 11.8 miFerryBristol Docks Ferry LandingAvonmouth8.2 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP6 postcode district.
