Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:49 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
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People14,831 residentsin the Quedgeley South census areaMedian age 33.45,772 households63% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright13% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate75% of adults are economically active, 7,932 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%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 · 1.6 mi · 108 haKingsway BMX Tracksports ground · under a mileHolmleigh Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haRobert Raikes Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 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 202522 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,084 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGloucester Royal Hospital3.5 miGP surgerySt James Family Doctors5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore 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 otherPrimaryField Court Junior Schoolages 7-11, 353 pupilsunder a milePrimaryField Court Church of England Infant Academyages 2-7, 300 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySevern Vale Schoolages 11-16, 1,350 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationGloucester3.3 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester3.3 miFerrySharpness Old Docks11 miBus stops124 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL2 postcode district.
