Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:50 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:14 am – 4:01 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C856 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksClay Hillhill · under a mileCollow Pilltidal water · under a mileTides Poollake · 2.1 miGarden Cliffcliffs · 1.8 miDean Hillhill · 1.3 miBullo Pilltidal water · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Meadow Allotmentallotments · 1.6 miNew Fancy Viewpark · 4.1 mi · 10 haThe Greenpark · 4.2 mi · 4 haBeechenhurst Lodgepark · 4.7 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200049 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202548 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.3 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
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDilke Memorial Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryNewnham Surgery2.3 miPharmacyBadham Pharmacyright hereDentistWestbury Dental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNewnham St Peter's Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 120 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLittledean Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 69 pupils1.6 miSecondarySGS Forest High Schoolages 11-16, 255 pupils2.5 miCollegeHartpury College9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationCam & Dursley7.1 miBus stationBus StationCinderford2.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks5.6 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL14 postcode district.
