Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:55 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:10 am – 4:05 pm
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People8,366 residentsin the Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne census areaMedian age 45.83,724 households65% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright14% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,003 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 64% go by car, 11% walk or cycle46% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C894 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 landmarksCadbury Castlecastle · 1.1 miBarrow Hillhill · under a mileWarren Hillhill · under a mileHicknoll Hangingwoodland · under a mileHadspen house and gardenhistoric site · 4.1 miOld Woodwoodland · under a mileLane End Poollake · 4.2 miWimble Toot Castlecastle · 5.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFairfieldpark · 4.1 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197450 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202622 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,859 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWincanton Community Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryQueen Camel Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyBoots3.8 miDentistBramcote Dental Surgery3.8 miPolice stationWincanton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police4.6 miCash machineShell Hazelgrove Services, Sparkford2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNorth Cadbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 100 pupils1.0 miSecondaryKing Arthur's Schoolages 11-16, 450 pupils4.1 miCollegeYeovil College8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS26 miRailway stationCastle Cary4.6 miBus stationBus StationYeovil8.1 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingGridserveYeovilunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA22 postcode district.
