Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:50 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:13 am – 4:01 pm
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People7,463 residentsin the Dursley census areaMedian age 42.13,251 households66% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright17% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,661 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C956 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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 landmarksBreakheart Hillhill · under a mileDownham Hillhill · 1.2 miWaterley Bottomvalley · 1.0 miHollow Combevalley · 1.1 miHermitage Woodwoodland · under a mileMarl Poollake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStinchcombe Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 59 haHolywell Orchardpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haRednock Sports Centresports ground · under a mileUley Millennium Greenpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haDursley Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197433 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202531 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,450 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Vale Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMay Lane Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCastle Gate Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDursley Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 241 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRednock Schoolages 11-18, 1,280 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCam Everlands Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupils1.2 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College7.1 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS26 miRailway stationCam & Dursley2.7 miBus stationMay Lane Bus StationDursleyunder a mileFerrySharpness Old Docks6.5 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL11 postcode district.
