Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:53 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:13 am – 4:04 pm
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People6,198 residentsin the Backwell & Flax Bourton census areaMedian age 46.42,398 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,878 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 43% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C912 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 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 landmarksOatfield Poollake · 1.5 miFarleigh Hillhill · under a mileBarrow Hillhill · 1.1 miBourton Combevalley · 1.4 miStevens' Woodwoodland · under a mileDead Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoodspring Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 90 haAshton Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 305 haHighridge Commonpark · 2.0 mi · 6 haWithywood Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 4 haFarleigh Greenplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197425 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202639 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 6.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,509 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarrow Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLong Ashton Surgery1.6 miPharmacyCohens Chemist1.6 miDentistNew Chestnuts Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBirdwell Primary Schoolages 3-11, 427 pupils1.5 miPrimaryWinford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 167 pupils1.7 miSecondaryBedminster Down Schoolages 11-16, 1,022 pupils2.6 miCollegeCity of Bristol College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS2.4 miRailway stationNailsea & Backwell3.3 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport1.9 miFerryNova Scotia Ferry LandingHotwells3.8 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS19 postcode district.
