Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:52 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,052 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 9 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)
Nearby landmarksWhittern's Poollake · 1.2 miTrap Hillhill · under a mileSt Pierre Lakelake · 1.7 miTicken Hillhill · under a mileHardwick Cliffscliffs · 1.5 miCastle Dellvalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Pierre Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 110 haSlipway 4park · 1.5 miBrunel Squarepark · 1.5 miCaldicot Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 26 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201849 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202537 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.8 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
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChepstow Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMonmouth Lhb4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPc Merrick (Pharmacy)5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistChepstow Community Hsptl (Dental Prac)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimarySt Mary's R.c.p.school117 pupils1.1 miSecondaryChepstow Comprehensive School860 pupils1.1 miPrimaryThe Dell Primary398 pupils1.2 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre12.7 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol11.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS18 miRailway stationChepstow1.4 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 51.1 miFerryBristol Docks Ferry LandingAvonmouth9.1 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP6 postcode district.
