Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:49 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:11 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,583 residentsin the Kemble & South Cerney census areaMedian age 49.82,768 households70% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,240 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C727 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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 landmarksChurn Poollake · under a mileSummer Lakelake · under a mileHailstone Hillhill · 1.1 miWildmoor Waterswater · 1.3 miRainbow Lakeswater · 1.4 miCotswold Hills Beachbeach · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouth Cerney Golf Course Ltdgolf course · 1.5 mi · 52 haCotswold Country Park and Beachpark · 2.8 mi · 56 haNeigh Bridgepark · 3.8 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200044 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,276 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCirencester Hospital5.0 miGP surgerySouth Cerney Surgery1.9 miPharmacySouth Cerney Pharmacy1.9 miDentistDental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryDown Ampney Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 59 pupils1.5 miSecondaryCirencester Kingshill Schoolages 11-16, 806 pupils4.4 miCollegeCirencester College5.4 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationKemble5.8 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury11 miFerrySharpness Old Docks26 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL7 postcode district.
