Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:51 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:13 am – 4:01 pm
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People8,690 residentsin the Wotton-under-Edge & Kingswood census areaMedian age 48.03,675 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,211 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 8°C, lows 2°C825 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January39 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 landmarksNibley Knollhill · under a mileBreakheart Hillhill · 1.0 miWaterley Bottomvalley · under a mileSpuncombe Bottomvalley · 1.2 miMarl Poollake · 3.6 miWestridge Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStinchcombe Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 59 haThe Greenpark · 2.1 miHolywell Orchardpark · 2.2 mi · 2 haWotton Community Parcsports ground · 1.8 mi · 15 haUley Millennium Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197432 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202533 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband79% 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)3,809 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVale Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryMay Lane Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyMay Lane Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistArchway Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNorth Nibley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 106 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDursley Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 241 pupils1.7 miSecondaryRednock Schoolages 11-18, 1,280 pupils2.0 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College8.8 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS24 miRailway stationCam & Dursley4.0 miBus stationMay Lane Bus StationDursley1.6 miFerrySharpness Old Docks6.4 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL11 postcode district.
