Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:55 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:11 am – 4:05 pm
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People6,933 residentsin the Pilton, Butleigh & Alhampton census areaMedian age 52.82,879 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,353 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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°C789 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 landmarksPorters Hillhill · under a mileLongroves Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miButleigh Hillhill · under a mileBaltonsborough Flightswater · 1.8 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileCatwell Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStocks Greenpark · 1.7 miKingweston Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.4 mi · 18 haWraxhill Parkpark · 2.5 miMerriman Parkpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197442 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202619 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,966 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalButleigh Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMillfield Senior School2.4 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistAdp Dental Company LTD2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryButleigh Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 98 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBaltonsborough Church of England VC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 70 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCrispin School Academyages 11-16, 978 pupils2.9 miCollegeYeovil College10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS20 miRailway stationCastle Cary7.2 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet3.1 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA6 postcode district.
