Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 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 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C847 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 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 landmarksCardiff Bridgehistoric site · under a mileCastle Tumpcastle · 2.4 miSudbrook Pointheadland · under a mileSt Pierre Lakelake · 1.6 miStow Ball Hillhill · under a milePortskewett Hillhill · under a mileCrabs' Baybay · 1.6 miPrince of Wales Bridgebridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCaldicot Country Parkpark · under a mile · 26 haSt Pierre Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 110 haCaldicot Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 11 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haSlipway 4park · 4.0 miThe Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 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 202541 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChepstow Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryGray Hill Surgery1.3 miPharmacyPortskewett Pharmacy (Nexus)3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSevern Dc LTD3.1 miPolice stationChepstow Police Station4.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Caldicot, Newport Road1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryArchbishop Rowan Williams Va210 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCastle Park Primary School186 pupils1.2 miSecondaryCaldicot School1,247 pupils1.3 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre10.2 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol9.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS14 miRailway stationCaldicot1.7 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 54.0 miFerryBristol Docks Ferry LandingAvonmouth6.0 miBus stops30 within a mileCar parkJubilee Way Car ParkNewport1.3 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsRogiet2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP6 postcode district.
