Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:53 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:13 am – 4:03 pm
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People6,386 residentsin the Pill & Easton census areaMedian age 47.22,730 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,105 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle71% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C882 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January30 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)
Nearby landmarksAlderman Proctor's Drinking Fountainhistoric site · 1.4 miCaledonia Place, Bristolhistoric site · 1.6 miBlaise Castle Estatecastle · 3.1 miBlack Rockscliffs · 1.1 miThe Gulleycliffs · 1.2 miVowles Bottomvalley · under a mileParadise Bottomvalley · under a mileNew Forestforest · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAshton Parkpark · under a mile · 305 haDurdham Down and Clifton Downpark · 1.0 mi · 132 haShirehampton Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 42 haBristol and Clifton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 53 haSignal Station Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSchool Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197423 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.8 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,839 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHam Green Hospital1.3 miGP surgerySea Mills Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyWell6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentist75 Macrae Road1.3 miPolice stationRedland Police Station2.1 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Pill Baltic Place, Pill1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independentSecondarySt Katherine's Schoolages 11-18, 976 pupils1.1 miIndependentClifton Collegeages 3-19, 1,204 pupils1.5 miPrimarySea Mills Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 244 pupils1.5 miCollegeCity of Bristol College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS6.1 miRailway stationSea Mills1.2 miBus stationBus StationBristol2.8 miFerryNova Scotia Ferry LandingHotwells2.0 miBus stops14 within a mileCar parkMatchday ParkingBristol1.8 miEV chargingBridge Road, Leigh Woods1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS8 postcode district.
