Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:50 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:12 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,675 residentsin the Minchinhampton & Amberley census areaMedian age 53.32,914 households79% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,781 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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 2°C935 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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 landmarksGatcombe Waterlake · 1.7 miDimmel's Daledale · 1.5 miChalford Bottomvalley · under a mileGolden Valleyvalley · 1.5 miCowcombe Hillhill · 1.7 miHyde House Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOld Commonpark · under a mileThe Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haMinchinhampton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 98 haEastcombe Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miMiles Marling Fieldpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200046 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202530 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation190 m623 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStroud Maternity Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryMinchinhampton Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistMinchinhampton Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMinchinhampton Primary Academyages 3-11, 260 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrimscombe Church of England (VA) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 115 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThomas Keble Schoolages 11-16, 718 pupils1.7 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College3.7 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationStroud (Glos)3.2 miBus stationBus StationNailsworth2.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks14 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL6 postcode district.
