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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA21
Telephone code01420
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:58 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,655 residentsin the Wellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland census areaMedian age 53.04,634 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,883 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,020 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBuckland Hillhill · under a mileLeigh Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miBlackdown Hillshills · 2.0 miWiltown Valleyvalley · 1.4 miLuxhay Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miWellington Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · 2.5 mi5a 5dsports ground · 1.8 miTrull Greenpark · 3.9 miMillennum Gardenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197447 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202613 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,979 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 280 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWellesley Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWellesley Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit1.7 miPharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistWellington Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWest Buckland Primary Schoolages 2-11, 135 pupils1.4 miPrimaryWellesley Park Primary Schoolages 0-11, 271 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCourt Fields Schoolages 11-16, 861 pupils2.5 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL31 miRailway stationTaunton5.8 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton5.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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