Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:54 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:14 am – 4:05 pm
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People7,362 residentsin the Congresbury & Kewstoke census areaMedian age 49.13,099 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,382 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C865 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 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 spacesPlumley Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 12 haAshcombe Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 14 haWorle Moorpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 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 202636 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,284 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Clevedon Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryRiverbank Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyCastlemead Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGround Floor Dental Surgery1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCastle Batch Primary Schoolages 2-11, 484 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary Schoolages 4-11, 396 pupils1.3 miSecondaryPriory Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,486 pupils1.4 miCollegeWeston College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS8.4 miRailway stationWorle1.8 miBus stationPublic Transport InterchangeBristol Airport8.6 miFerryWeston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour4.1 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS22 postcode district.
