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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People9,264 residentsin the Fairford & Lechlade census areaMedian age 49.64,079 households71% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,360 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 7% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C808 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 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 spacesWilliamstrip Parkpark · under a mile · 44 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200038 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,397 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairford Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryHilary Cottage Surgery2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistWhite Cottage Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryHatherop Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 81 pupilsright hereIndependentHatherop Castle Schoolages 2-13, 243 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFarmor's Schoolages 11-18, 1,067 pupils2.2 miCollegeCirencester College9.3 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS48 miRailway stationShiptonShipton-under-Wychwood11 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL7 postcode district.
