Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:55 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:13 am – 4:05 pm
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People10,810 residentsin the Hutton, Locking & Banwell census areaMedian age 48.84,716 households81% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,985 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C916 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksEast Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Combevalley · under a mileElborough Hillhill · 1.1 miRoyal Sands and Uphillbeach · 3.5 miElborough Woodwoodland · under a mileKnightstoneisland · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPlumley Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 12 haWorle Moorpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haAshcombe Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 14 haBleadon Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 22 haJubilee Sports Fieldsports ground · under a mileBanwell Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201849 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202633 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,887 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Weston General Hospital2.5 miGP surgery168 Parklands Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLocking Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistGround Floor Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryLocking Primary Schoolages 2-11, 386 pupilsunder a milePrimaryParklands Educate Together Primaryages 3-11, 424 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWinterstoke Hundred Academyages 11-19, 870 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWeston College3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS9.2 miRailway stationWeston Milton1.5 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport9.6 miFerryWeston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour3.3 miBus stops43 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS24 postcode district.
