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County or areaNorth Somerset
Postcode districtBS18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,328 residentsin the Wrington, Felton & Dundry census areaMedian age 48.52,607 households82% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,129 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 13%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C979 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOatfield Poollake · under a mileBarrow Courthistoric site · 1.5 miBarrow Gurney Tank 2historic site · 1.5 miFelton Hillhill · under a mileBarrow Hillhill · under a mileBourton Combevalley · 1.5 miFreeman's Woodwoodland · under a mileOatfield Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTall Pines Golf and Leisuregolf course · 1.4 mi · 35 haAshton Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 305 haHighridge Commonpark · 3.0 mi · 6 haWithywood Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 4 haSource: 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 202638 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 6.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.1 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 broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,749 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation176 m577 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBarrow Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryBackwell Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyCohen Chemists2.7 miDentistBackwell Dental Care2.7 miPolice stationBristol Airport Police Stationunder a mileCash machineBridgwater Road Service Station2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWinford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 167 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBackwell Schoolages 11-18, 1,595 pupils2.8 miCollegeCity of Bristol College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS1.2 miRailway stationNailsea & Backwell3.3 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airportunder a mileFerryNova Scotia Ferry LandingHotwells5.1 miBus stops18 within a mileCar parkThe Airport Tavern Pub Car ParkLulsgateunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBristol2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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