Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:56 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:11 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,602 residentsin the Martock census areaMedian age 51.52,578 households73% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,589 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 64% go by car, 8% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C813 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 13 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)
Parks and green spacesCartgate Picnic Areapark · 1.2 mi · 3 haHam Hill Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 140 haCowleaze Meadowpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197448 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)2,811 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryChurch Street Surgery, Martock3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStoke Dental1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMartock Church Schoolages 2-11, 169 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAsh Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 129 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStanchester Academyages 11-16, 829 pupils2.3 miCollegeYeovil College5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS28 miRailway stationYeovil Pen Mill7.0 miBus stationBus StationYeovil6.5 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA12 postcode district.
