Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:49 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:13 am – 3:59 pm
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People12,252 residentsin the Brockworth & Coopers Edge census areaMedian age 37.45,068 households68% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright17% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 6,326 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C756 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileNut Hillhill · 1.3 miWitcombe Reservoirswater · 1.3 miBurley Fields Lakelake · 3.1 miHenley Bank Community Woodwoodland · under a mileUllenwood Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHucclecote Greenpark · 1.2 miCrickley Hill Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 64 haAll Weather Sports Courtsports ground · under a mile · 7 haCoopers Edge Public Open Spaceplaying field · under a mile · 7 haBarnwood Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 6 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 7 haSource: 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 202521 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,158 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWotton Lawn Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryBrockworth Surgery21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBrockworth Pharmacy & Health Clinic5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAbbeymead Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryLift Brockworthages 4-11, 386 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCastle Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHenley Bank High Schoolages 11-18, 916 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire College4.2 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS40 miRailway stationGloucester3.6 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester3.6 miFerrySharpness Old Docks16 miBus stops62 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL3 postcode district.
