Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:50 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:12 am – 4:00 pm
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People10,261 residentsin the Tetbury census areaMedian age 48.54,633 households66% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,136 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 48% go by car, 9% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 2°C921 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksGatcombe Waterlake · 2.2 miCherington Pondpond · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · 2.0 miAvening Valleyvalley · 1.8 miLander's Woodwoodland · under a mileCowcombe Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMinchinhampton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 98 haOld Commonpark · 2.1 miThe Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 15 haShortwood Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202532 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% 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)4,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 175 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTetbury Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryMinchinhampton Surgery2.2 miPharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistMinchinhampton Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAvening Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupils1.6 miSecondarySir William Romney's Schoolages 11-16, 495 pupils2.9 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College5.8 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationKemble5.0 miBus stationBus StationNailsworth3.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks15 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL8 postcode district.
