Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:55 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:13 am – 4:06 pm
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People11,059 residentsin the Berrow & Brent Knoll census areaMedian age 54.24,787 households82% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright4% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,890 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: average 17°CColdest month January: average 6°C800 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November18 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Parks and green spacesLinksgolf course · within reach · 93 haManor Gardenspark · 1.7 miVillage Greenpark · 2.5 miJubilee Gardenspark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201850 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202628 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 4.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,864 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurnham On Sea Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryBerrow Branch Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistParkfield Dental Surgeriesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBerrow Church Primary Schoolages 2-11, 173 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurnham-On-Sea Infant Schoolages 4-7, 154 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe King Alfred Schoolages 11-18, 1,269 pupils2.8 miCollegeWeston College6.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS15 miRailway stationHighbridge & Burnham-on-Sea3.6 miBus stationCoach StationBridgwater9.3 miFerryWeston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour6.0 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA8 postcode district.
