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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People9,088 residentsin the Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville census areaMedian age 53.84,022 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,191 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 56% go by car, 8% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C766 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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 spacesThe Charltons Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haStocks Greenpark · 2.0 miKingweston Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.5 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197445 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202618 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 4.2 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,418 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalButleigh Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryButtercross Health Centre3.1 miPharmacyBoots3.0 miDentistHope Cottage (Dental Surgery)2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCharlton Mackrell CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKeinton Mandeville Primary Schoolages 4-11, 149 pupils1.2 miCollegeYeovil College7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS23 miRailway stationCastle Cary6.7 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet6.1 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA11 postcode district.
