Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:53 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:14 am – 4:04 pm
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People6,141 residentsin the Portishead Redcliffe census areaMedian age 52.42,617 households88% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,764 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C861 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January19 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksRedcliff Baybay · under a mileSugar Loaf Beachbeach · under a mileCharlcombe Baybay · under a mileMarine Lakelake · 1.6 miWeston Downhill · under a mileNightingale Valleyvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLake Groundspark · 1.4 mi · 11 haThe Valepark · 2.0 miBeach Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miGordano School Community Trust Sports Centresports ground · 1.4 miKnightswoodpark · 3.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201848 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 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 6.3 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,704 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Clevedon Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryPortishead Medical Group1.6 miPharmacyWest Hill Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistNore Road Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHigh Down Infant Schoolages 3-7, 198 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHigh Down Junior Schoolages 7-11, 328 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGordano Schoolages 11-18, 2,029 pupils1.5 miCollegeCity of Bristol College8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS7.7 miRailway stationAvonmouth4.7 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport7.5 miFerryPortishead Pier2.4 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS20 postcode district.
