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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,192 residentsin the Northleach, Coln Valley & Ampneys census areaMedian age 52.53,215 households65% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright13% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,565 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 10%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 46% go by car, 6% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% 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°C750 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChurn Poollake · 2.0 miWindrush Lakelake · 2.2 miPoplar Woodwoodland · under a mileCharnock Woodwoodland · under a mileHailstone Hillhill · 2.3 miCommon Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCotswold Country Park and Beachpark · 4.5 mi · 56 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200043 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.5 · 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
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairford Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryGreen Gable Surgery2.4 miPharmacyBoots2.4 miDentistDental Surgery3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryDown Ampney Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 59 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMeysey Hampton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 109 pupils1.8 miSecondaryFarmor's Schoolages 11-18, 1,067 pupils4.1 miCollegeCirencester College6.3 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationKemble7.3 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury12 miFerrySharpness Old Docks27 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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