Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:46 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:12 am – 3:57 pm
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People10,008 residentsin the Moreton & Stow-on-the-Wold census areaMedian age 51.34,746 households64% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright17% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,783 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 1°C763 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksOddington Hillhill · 1.0 miMartin's Hillhill · 1.3 miCrab Orchardwoodland · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 3.8 miThe Lakelake · 3.9 miPicked Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachKing Georges Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 2 haBlenheim Meadowpark · 3.2 mi · 9 haQueen Victoria Gardenspark · 3.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,533 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 188 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cotswolds Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryStow Surgery1.3 miPharmacyBadham Pharmacy1.3 miDentistStow-On-The-Wold Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStow-on-the-Wold Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Cotswold Academyages 11-18, 1,564 pupils4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX35 miRailway stationMoreton-in-Marsh3.2 miBus stationMerstow Green Bus StationEvesham15 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL56 postcode district.
