Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:55 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°C890 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 12 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 Isle of Wedmore Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 43 haCheddar Valley Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.6 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197430 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202628 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.2 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
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryCheddar Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyTout's Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistWedmore Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryThe Kings of Wessex Academyages 13-18, 1,043 pupils1.7 miPrimaryCheddar First Schoolages 2-9, 358 pupils1.8 miSecondaryFairlands Middle Schoolages 9-13, 405 pupils2.0 miCollegeWeston College10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS9.6 miRailway stationHighbridge & Burnham-on-Sea7.7 miBus stationBus StationWells7.4 miFerryWeston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour10 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS27 postcode district.
