Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
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People9,929 residentsin the Bishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren census areaMedian age 39.94,084 households66% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright17% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,065 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 25%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle74% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C845 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksSteps Waterlake · 1.1 miStone Gallows Hillhill · under a mileRag Hillhill · 1.3 miThe Grovewoodland · 1.1 miVale of Taunton Deanevalley · 2.4 miMill Streamriver · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennum Gardenpark · under a mileGoodland Gardenspark · 1.4 miTrull Greenpark · 1.6 miGalmington Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haVivary Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 24 haGalmington Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197443 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202614 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,322 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Musgrove Park Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Margaret's Hospice10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyProheal Pharma8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistParkfield Surgeries1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools14 primary, 1 secondary, 4 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBishops Hull Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Castle Schoolages 11-19, 1,207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorton Fitzwarren Church Schoolages 3-11, 306 pupilsunder a mileCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL28 miRailway stationTaunton1.6 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton1.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA1 postcode district.
