Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:49 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:11 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,583 residentsin the Kemble & South Cerney census areaMedian age 49.82,768 households70% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,240 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C738 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 spacesCotswold Country Park and Beachpark · under a mile · 56 haNeigh Bridgepark · 1.0 mi · 8 haThe Cotswold Rangesports ground · under a mileHome Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200045 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,276 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCirencester Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySouth Cerney Surgery1.6 miPharmacySouth Cerney Pharmacy1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAnn Edwards Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupils1.3 miPrimaryAshton Keynes Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils2.0 miSecondaryCirencester Deer Park Schoolages 11-16, 1,020 pupils3.3 miCollegeCirencester College3.3 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationKemble2.5 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury8.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks22 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL7 postcode district.
