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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL6
Telephone code01787
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:50 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:12 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,675 residentsin the Minchinhampton & Amberley census areaMedian age 53.32,914 households79% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,781 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C934 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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 · under a mileWatledge Hillhill · under a mileNailsworth Valleyvalley · under a mileBunting Hillhill · 1.2 miAvening Valleyvalley · 1.3 miMill Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMinchinhampton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 152 haThe Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haOld Commonpark · 1.3 miMiles Marling Fieldpark · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202531 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 5.8 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation156 m512 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStroud Maternity Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryPrices Mill Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMinchinhampton Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 independent, 2 specialIndependentBeaudesert Park Schoolages 3-13, 344 pupilsunder a mileIndependentThe Acorn Schoolages 6-18, 87 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThomas Keble Schoolages 11-16, 718 pupils3.1 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College3.5 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationStroud (Glos)3.1 miBus stationBus StationNailsworthunder a mileFerrySharpness Old Docks12 miBus stops70 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL6 postcode district.


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