Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:48 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:13 am – 3:59 pm
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People7,498 residentsin the Cleeve Hill, Gotherington & Apperley census areaMedian age 50.13,110 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,511 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C713 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesSt Peters Park Chelt Walkpark · 1.3 mi · 4 haHesters Way Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haSpringfields Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haHayden Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSt Peter's Rest Gardenpark · 1.5 miSwindon Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202518 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 7.0 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,492 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Cheltenham General Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryWest Cheltenham Springbank2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCheltenham Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSpringbank Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySpringbank Primary Academyages 2-11, 435 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAll Saints' Academy, Cheltenhamages 11-19, 1,100 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHesters Way Primary Schoolages 4-11, 171 pupils1.0 miCollegeGloucestershire College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX40 miRailway stationCheltenham Spa2.0 miBus stationRoyal WellCheltenham2.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks21 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL51 postcode district.
