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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:53 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:11 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,182 residentsin the Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury census areaMedian age 47.52,914 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,425 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 7°C, lows 2°C1,170 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFolly Hillhill · under a mileClarke's Poollake · 2.4 miLechmere Waterlake · 2.4 miHuish Colliery Quarryhistoric site · 3.0 miBlacker's Hillhill · 1.5 miMaesbury Castlecastle · 4.0 miCrock's Bottomvalley · 1.6 miSnail's Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFarrington Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 73 haGames Courtsports ground · 1.2 miPaulton Memorial Parkpark · 2.5 miSomervale Gardenspark · 2.8 miBinegar Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197437 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202634 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,045 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPaulton Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryChilcompton Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMidsomer Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistThe Dental Centre1.4 miPolice stationRadstock Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.5 miCash machineRadstock Co-op - Westfield, Radstock1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimarySt Vigor & St John Church Schoolages 0-11, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorton Hill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 337 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorton Hill Academyages 11-18, 1,757 pupils1.3 miCollegeBath College9.8 miUniversityBath Spa University8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS12 miRailway stationFrome8.8 miBus stationBus StationWells7.7 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops37 within a mileCar parkHF Veale & Sons Ltd. - Depot ParkingRadstockunder a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationRadstock1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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