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 landmarksAdmiral Hood Monumenthistoric site · under a mileThe Gatehouse, Baltonsboroughhistoric site · 2.0 miHatch Hillhill · under a mileCollard Hillhill · 1.1 miLongroves Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miMoore's Woodwoodland · under a mileCatwell Woodwoodland · under a mileClyce Holewater · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWraxhill Parkpark · 1.3 miMerriman Parkpark · 1.6 miWirrall Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 6 haVictoria Athletic Fieldsports ground · 1.3 mi · 3 haGoss Drive Play Areaplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197441 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202620 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 9.5 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
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalButleigh Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryMillfield Senior School3 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistAdp Dental Company LTD1.6 miPolice stationStreet Police Station1.8 miCash machineCashpoint 64 High Street1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentMillfield Schoolages 12-19, 1,276 pupils1.1 miPrimaryButleigh Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 98 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCrispin School Academyages 11-16, 978 pupils1.6 miCollegeYeovil College11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS19 miRailway stationCastle Cary8.2 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet1.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkM Bayliss Car ParkSomerset1.7 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationStreet1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA6 postcode district.
