Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:50 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:14 am – 4:00 pm
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People9,967 residentsin the Dymock, Hartpury & Huntley census areaMedian age 48.93,800 households80% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,384 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C763 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksNewent Prioryhistoric site · 2.1 miMayhill,Gloucestershirehistoric site · 2.1 miNewent Lakelake · 2.2 miStallion Hillhill · under a mileMay Hillhill · 1.4 miHorseley Grovewoodland · under a mileGreen Woodwoodland · under a mileHartleton Waterlake · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStockings Fieldplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes89 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 5.5 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,960 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalForest Of Dean Community Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryThe Holts Health Centre2.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.0 miDentistNewent Dental Care2.0 miPolice stationWest Mercia PoliceRoss-on-Wye6.3 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Newent2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryNewent Community School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 976 pupils1.6 miPrimaryGlebe Infants' Schoolages 4-7, 132 pupils2.0 miPrimaryPicklenash Junior Schoolages 7-11, 157 pupils2.0 miCollegeHartpury College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationGloucester9.0 miBus stationBus StationCinderford6.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks13 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingChurch Street2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL18 postcode district.
