Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:51 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:14 am – 4:01 pm
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People8,325 residentsin the Bream, Pillowell & Yorkley census areaMedian age 50.73,600 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,897 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C1,046 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksCauseway Poollake · 1.6 miChurch Hillhill · under a mileSpeech House Lakelake · 1.9 miYork Hillhill · under a mileEngine Dinglevalley · under a mileBirches Dinglevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhitemead Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haNew Fancy Viewpark · under a mile · 10 haWoodhengepark · 1.8 miParkend Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202547 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,714 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDilke Memorial Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryYorkley Health Centre(Wg)2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyBoots1.6 miDentistWillow Tree Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryParkend Primary Schoolages 4-11, 68 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPillowell Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupils1.5 miSecondaryFive Acres High Schoolages 11-16, 786 pupils3.2 miCollegeHartpury College14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS28 miRailway stationLydney4.3 miBus stationBus StationCinderford4.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks4.7 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL15 postcode district.
