Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Weston General Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryWinscombe Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHoneycomb Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentSidcot Schoolages 3-19, 594 pupilsright herePrimaryWinscombe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChurchill Academy & Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,488 pupils1.8 miCollegeWeston College7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS6.7 miRailway stationWorle4.9 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport7.1 miFerryWeston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour7.6 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS25 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:54 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:13 am – 4:05 pm
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People9,045 residentsin the Winscombe, Langford & Blagdon census areaMedian age 50.73,759 households79% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,924 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 6% walk or cycle43% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,040 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksHale Coombevalley · under a mileWinscombe Hillhill · under a mileWinterhead Hillhill · under a mileBourton Coombevalley · 1.5 miCheddar Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miHale Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 12 haAvon Ski Centresports ground · 1.3 miPlumley Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197426 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202632 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,138 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 213 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
