Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:49 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:14 am – 4:00 pm
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People9,967 residentsin the Dymock, Hartpury & Huntley census areaMedian age 48.93,800 households80% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,384 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 8°C, lows 2°C758 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 landmarksNewent Lakelake · 1.7 miEden's Hillhill · 1.1 miGospel Oak Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miOld Mill Pondpond · under a mileGrinnell's Hillhill · 1.8 miLeadon Valleyvalley · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNewent Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 10 haThe Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes89 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,960 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWinfield Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryThe Holts Health Centre1.9 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.9 miDentistNewent Dental Care1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryPauntley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 25 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPicklenash Junior Schoolages 7-11, 157 pupils1.9 miSecondaryNewent Community School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 976 pupils2.3 miCollegeHartpury College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationLedbury6.7 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester8.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks16 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL19 postcode district.
