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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA7
Telephone code01458
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:55 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:12 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,364 residentsin the Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington census areaMedian age 53.64,015 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,418 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, construction 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 4% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C710 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShapwick Househistoric site · 1.5 miHempstitch Hillhill · under a milePedwell Hillhill · under a mileMeare Fish Househistoric site · 3.0 miPolden Hillshills · 1.9 miBradley Stream Woodwoodland · under a mileHatch Hill Coppicewoodland · 1.2 miFenny Castlecastle · 6.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCoronation Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMerriman Parkpark · 3.0 miWraxhill Parkpark · 3.3 miMillennium Woodpark · 3.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197438 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202619 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband22% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,192 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryVine Surgery Partnership3.1 miPharmacyTout's Pharmacy Street3.0 miDentistThe Family Dental Practice2.9 miPolice stationStreet Police Station2.7 miCash machineRadstock Co-Op - Street2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 specialPrimaryAshcott Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupilsright herePrimaryWalton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 129 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCrispin School Academyages 11-16, 978 pupils3.4 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS18 miRailway stationBridgwater7.8 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet2.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal8.0 miBus stops18 within a mileCar parkCranhill Road Car ParkStreet2.9 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationStreet3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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