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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL54
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:47 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:12 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,511 residentsin the Bourton-on-the-Water & Vale census areaMedian age 47.64,123 households66% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,707 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C856 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Swell War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 1.6 miThe Lakelake · 1.6 miBelas Knap Long Barrowwalk or trail · 1.1 miCopse Hillhill · 1.2 miSezincote Househistoric site · 3.5 miSkinners Hillhill · 1.6 miStandles Coppicewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.3 miKing Georges Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 3.5 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,465 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation164 m538 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 140 to 226 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoore Cottage Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryStow Surgery1.4 miPharmacyBadham Pharmacy1.2 miDentistBrewery Yard Dental Surgery1.1 miPolice stationStow-on-the-Wold, Police StationCheltenham1.1 miCash machineBP - Station Road SF Connect, Stow on the Wold1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySwell Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 32 pupilsright herePrimaryStow-on-the-Wold Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Cotswold Academyages 11-18, 1,564 pupils2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationMoreton-in-Marsh5.0 miBus stationRoyal WellCheltenham14 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingMaugersbury Road Car Park1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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