Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:47 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:13 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,511 residentsin the Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale census areaMedian age 47.64,123 households66% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,707 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C884 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesBroadway Tower Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 16 haWinchcombe Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 6 haThe Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 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 3.5 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation232 m761 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 213 to 289 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWinchcombe Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryWinchcombe Medical Centre3.8 miPharmacyWinchcombe Pharmacy4.0 miDentistWentwood House Dental Practice4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTemple Guiting Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupils1.6 miSecondaryWinchcombe Schoolages 11-16, 515 pupils3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX34 miRailway stationMoreton-in-Marsh7.6 miBus stationMerstow Green Bus StationEvesham8.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL54 postcode district.
