Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:12 am – 4:08 pm
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People7,470 residentsin the Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas census areaMedian age 55.73,275 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,315 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle45% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,078 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBuckland Hillhill · under a mileLaps Waterlake · 2.3 miRoyston Lakelake · 2.7 miSnowdon Hillmountain · 3.7 miPlyer's Hillhill · 1.4 miDommett Moorwoodland · under a mileWheatlands Coppicewoodland · under a mileForest Plantationforest · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSnowden Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 6 haMitchell Gardenspark · 4.5 mi · 2 haJocelyn Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197450 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20266 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation214 m702 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 279 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Churchinford3.7 miPharmacyBoots4.5 miDentistOne Smile Dental - Chard4.3 miPolice stationChard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police4.7 miCash machineShell Ilminster (068)4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBuckland St Mary Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 54 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils4.4 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT21 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS35 miRailway stationTaunton7.7 miBus stationBus StationTaunton7.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHoniton3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA20 postcode district.
