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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People9,967 residentsin the Dymock, Hartpury & Huntley census areaMedian age 48.93,800 households80% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,384 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%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 spacesRobinswood Hill Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 108 haQuedgeley Local Nature Reservepark · under a mileFieldcourt Drive Open Spacepark · under a mile · 6 haKingsway BMX Tracksports ground · under a mileHolmleigh Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haRobert Raikes Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 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: 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 7.8 · 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
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,960 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGloucester Royal Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryKingsway Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBadham Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistQuedgeley House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryKingsway Primary Schoolages 2-11, 444 pupilsunder a milePrimaryField Court Junior Schoolages 7-11, 353 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySevern Vale Schoolages 11-16, 1,350 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationGloucester3.3 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester3.3 miFerrySharpness Old Docks11 miBus stops126 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL19 postcode district.
