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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:51 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:14 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,325 residentsin the Bream, Pillowell & Yorkley census areaMedian age 50.73,600 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,897 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C949 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January40 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLeech Poollake · 1.4 miPriors Poollake · 1.7 miRudge Hillhill · under a mileNewnham Bottomvalley · under a milePastor's Hillhill · under a mileBirches Dinglevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhitemead Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haWild Gardenpark · 2.1 mi · 27 haWhitecroft Allotmentsallotments · under a mileNew Fancy Viewpark · 1.9 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197426 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 2 Jul 202548 mi away, Knucklas, PowysSource: 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,714 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLydney Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryBream Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistCommunity Dental Service2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryPillowell Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBream Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe Dean Academyages 11-16, 816 pupils2.4 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS27 miRailway stationLydney3.0 miBus stationBus StationCinderford5.3 miFerrySharpness Old Docks3.6 miBus stops52 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL15 postcode district.


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