Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:54 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:13 am – 4:05 pm
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People9,365 residentsin the Cheddar & Axbridge census areaMedian age 49.74,062 households75% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,376 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,044 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksWarrens Hillhill · under a mileCheddar Risingwater · under a mileCheddar Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miChelm's Coombevalley · under a mileBatt's Coombevalley · under a mileCallow Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCheddar Valley Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 8 haPriddy Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197429 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202630 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,446 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Weston General Hospital8.9 miGP surgeryCheddar Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTout's Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCheddar Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryCheddar First Schoolages 2-9, 358 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Kings of Wessex Academyages 13-18, 1,043 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFairlands Middle Schoolages 9-13, 405 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWeston College10.1 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS7.5 miRailway stationWorle7.9 miBus stationBus StationWells7.4 miFerryWeston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour10 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS27 postcode district.
