Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:49 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
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People11,551 residentsin the Central Gloucester & Hempsted census areaMedian age 34.65,557 households39% of homes owner-occupied18% owned outright18% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,846 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 46% go by car, 8% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksAlney Islandisland · 1.0 miBarge Armwater · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.7 miCastle Poollake · 3.0 miVale of Gloucestervalley · 1.8 miVictoria Dockdock · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGloucester Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haSt Lucy's Courtpark · under a mileHillfield Rest Gardenpark · under a milePlock Court Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 23 haGL1sports ground · under a mileSpa Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200246 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202519 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 11 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,684 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGloucester Royal Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMskcat Service60 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAsda Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWhitecross Dental Care LTDright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools22 primary, 6 secondary, 5 independent, 1 specialIndependentAl-Ashraf Secondary School for Girlsages 11-16, 76 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWidden Primary Schoolages 2-11, 438 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDenmark Road High Schoolages 11-18, 1,024 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS39 miRailway stationGloucesterunder a mileBus stationTransport HubGloucesterunder a mileFerrySharpness Old Docks14 miBus stops175 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL1 postcode district.
