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County or areaGloucestershire
Postcode districtGL5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:50 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:13 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,675 residentsin the Minchinhampton & Amberley census areaMedian age 53.32,914 households79% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,781 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C874 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°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 landmarksUley Long Barrowhistoric site · 1.1 miWoodchester Mansion Trusthistoric site · 2.2 miRodborough Hillhill · under a mileThe Mayor's Poollake · 2.4 miBown Hillhill · 1.3 miStroudwater's Lodgemore Bridgebridge · 1.3 miGatcombe Waterlake · 2.9 miNailsworth Valleyvalley · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRectory Gardenspark · under a mileQueen Elizabeth II fieldpark · 1.1 miMinchinhampton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 152 haThe Lake at the Lawnpark · 1.3 miLigtpill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileFromehall Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202529 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeavers Croft Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryCyps - Marsburg House13 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyCainscross Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistCotswold House1.4 miPolice stationStroud Police Station1.6 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Cainscross, Cainscross1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimaryWoodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 135 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGastrells Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 172 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMarling Schoolages 11-18, 1,082 pupils1.4 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College1.7 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS32 miRailway stationStroud (Glos)1.5 miBus stationBus StationNailsworth2.1 miFerrySharpness Old Docks11 miBus stops74 within a mileCar parkCheapside Car ParkStroud1.4 miEV chargingKings Road, Stroud1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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