Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:51 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:15 am – 4:01 pm
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People5,103 residentsin the Lydbrook, Newland & St Briavels census areaMedian age 54.42,236 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,341 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C890 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesCrow Ashpark · 1.7 miHolly Barnsports ground · under a mile · 7 haLydbrook Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 2.7 mi · 8 haBells Fieldpark · 2.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,328 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 202 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDilke Memorial Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryLydbrook Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.5 miDentistThe Dental Surgery2.0 miPolice stationColeford Police Station2.7 miCash machineBrierley Service Station, Brierley2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryEnglish Bicknor Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 48 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBerry Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 201 pupils1.4 miSecondaryFive Acres High Schoolages 11-16, 786 pupils1.7 miCollegeHartpury College13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS32 miRailway stationLydney8.9 miBus stationMonmouth Bus Station Stand 14.9 miFerrySharpness Old Docks9.3 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkStowfield Road Car ParkLydbrook1.5 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationRoss-On-Wye2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL16 postcode district.
