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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People6,173 residentsin the Tuffley census areaMedian age 45.82,531 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright23% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,820 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C751 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 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 · under a mile · 108 haGloucester Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 82 haScott Avenue Open Spacepark · under a mile · 2 haMatson Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 9 haRobert Raikes Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBlackbridge Community and Sports Hubsports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: 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 202521 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband99% 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)2,757 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGloucester Royal Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryTuffley Surgery20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTuffley Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWindsor Drive (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools22 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherSecondarySt Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centreages 11-18, 1,545 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWillow Primary Academyages 4-11, 211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Crypt Schoolages 11-18, 1,100 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGloucestershire College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS37 miRailway stationGloucester2.3 miBus stationTransport HubGloucester2.3 miFerrySharpness Old Docks13 miBus stops84 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL4 postcode district.
