Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:49 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
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People11,162 residentsin the Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke census areaMedian age 37.64,514 households73% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 6,063 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C747 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 15 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)
Parks and green spacesRobinswood Hill Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 108 haGloucester Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 82 haMatson Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 9 haScott Avenue Open Spacepark · 2.3 mi · 2 haWaterwells Sports Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 5 haRobert Raikes Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200042 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202523 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 8.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,050 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWotton Lawn Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryTuffley Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBadham Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistWindsor Drive (Dental Surgery)1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryWillow Primary Academyages 4-11, 211 pupils1.4 miPrimaryWaterwells Primary Academyages 3-11, 335 pupils1.4 miSecondarySt Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,545 pupils1.4 miCollegeGloucestershire College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationGloucester4.0 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester3.9 miFerrySharpness Old Docks12 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL4 postcode district.
