Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:48 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:11 am – 3:58 pm
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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 7°C, lows 1°C726 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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)
Parks and green spacesWilliamstrip Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 44 haRiverside Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 8 haQueen Mother's Gardenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200037 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202537 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairford Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryLechlade Medical Centre3.5 miPharmacyLechlade Pharmacy3.7 miDentistDentartwork Dental Care3.5 miPolice stationFairford Police Station4.3 miCash machineSGN LTD Lechlade (PFS Excl. Petrol)3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySouthrop Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 42 pupils1.2 miSecondaryFarmor's Schoolages 11-18, 1,067 pupils4.0 miCollegeCirencester College12.4 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX49 miRailway stationShiptonShipton-under-Wychwood9.5 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsFairford4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL7 postcode district.
