Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:53 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:14 am – 4:03 pm
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People8,510 residentsin the Caldicot North & Caer-went census areaMedian age 49.73,569 households83% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,152 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,041 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December25 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesCaldicot Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 26 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haCaldicot Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 11 haLlandevaud Commonpark · 4.2 miSlipway 4park · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201847 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202540 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,896 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChepstow Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryGray Hill Surgery1.6 miPharmacyRicheld Pharmacy (Nexus)2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistChepstow Community Hsptl (Dental Prac)4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Y Ffin157 pupils1.0 miPrimaryDewstow204 pupils1.2 miSecondaryCaldicot School1,247 pupils1.6 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre12.4 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol12.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS16 miRailway stationCaldicot1.8 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 54.3 miFerryBristol Docks Ferry LandingAvonmouth7.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP6 postcode district.
