Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:53 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:13 am – 4:04 pm
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People13,360 residentsin the Long Ashton & Gordano census areaMedian age 45.35,420 households82% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 6,403 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 42% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% 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 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C970 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesKnightswoodpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haScotch Horn Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haAshton Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 305 haThe Valepark · 2.8 miFairfield Mead Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 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 197421 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202641 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.6 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 broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,564 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarrow Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryBrockway Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist116 Station Road [Dental Practice]under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryGolden Valley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 401 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNailsea Schoolages 11-18, 1,197 pupils1.0 miPrimarySt Francis Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 142 pupils1.0 miCollegeCity of Bristol College6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS4.2 miRailway stationNailsea & Backwell1.5 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport4.0 miFerryPortishead PierPortishead Harbour3.8 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS19 postcode district.
