Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:57 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
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People8,765 residentsin the Ilminster & Horton census areaMedian age 50.94,009 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,922 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C904 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 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)
Nearby landmarksForest Plantationforest · under a mileSnowdon Hillmountain · 3.9 miBarley Hillhill · 1.6 miMitchell's Hillhill · 1.7 miStovard Coppicewoodland · under a mileChard Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDonyatt Recreational Areaplaying field · 1.0 miMonks Yardsports ground · under a mileJocelyn Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 3 haMitchell Gardenspark · 4.2 mi · 2 haSnowden Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197449 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20265 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.0 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 broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryChurch View Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyMinster Pharmacy2.5 miDentistThe Ile Dental Centre2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNeroche Primary Schoolages 2-11, 233 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshill Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 34 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils4.0 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationTaunton8.6 miBus stationBus StationTaunton8.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA19 postcode district.
