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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:57 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,167 residentsin the Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke census areaMedian age 47.02,956 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,470 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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 2°C869 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksKnowle Hillhill · 2.0 miGreenway Woodwoodland · under a mileCothelstone Hillhill · 2.2 miGrub Bottomvalley · 2.1 miVale of Taunton Deanevalley · 2.2 miGrove Spinnywoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHole Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 10 haMillennum Gardenpark · 3.8 miLyngford Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 2 haGoodland Gardenspark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201447 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202618 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,250 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Musgrove Park Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryQuantock Vale Surgeryunder a milePharmacyNorton Fitzwarren Pharmacy2.9 miDentistChurch House Dental Clinicright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBishops Lydeard Church Schoolages 2-11, 196 pupilsright herePrimaryCotford St Luke Primary Schoolages 4-11, 201 pupils1.7 miSecondaryPyrland Schoolages 11-164.1 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL24 miRailway stationBishop's LydeardBishops Lydeardunder a mileBus stationCoach ParkTaunton4.7 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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