Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:49 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,587 residentsin the Longhope, Westbury & Blakeney census areaMedian age 52.22,745 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,092 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C749 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesQuedgeley Local Nature Reservepark · under a mileFieldcourt Drive Open Spacepark · under a mile · 6 haRobinswood Hill Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 108 haHolmleigh Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haKingsway BMX Tracksports ground · under a mileRobert Raikes Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202521 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,957 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGloucester Royal Hospital3.4 miGP surgerySt James Family Doctors5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyQuedgeley Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSt James Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryClearwater Church of England Primary Academyages 2-11, 332 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeech Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 320 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySevern Vale Schoolages 11-16, 1,350 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationGloucester3.2 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester3.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks11 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL14 postcode district.
