Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:57 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:11 am – 4:07 pm
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People7,470 residentsin the Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas census areaMedian age 55.73,275 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,315 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C891 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January32 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)
Nearby landmarksSprays Hillhill · under a mileBurrows Hillhill · under a mileSnowdon Hillmountain · 3.6 miChard Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miLeigh Househistoric site · 3.4 miThe Warrenwoodland · under a mileForest Plantationforest · 3.0 miFloodsmead Withy Bedwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWindwhistle Golf Squash and Country Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 43 haJocelyn Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 3 haMitchell Gardenspark · 3.2 mi · 2 haSnowden Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201915 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20263 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital2.5 miGP surgerySummervale Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyMinster Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistThe Ile Dental Centre1.8 miPolice stationChard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.9 miCash machineShell Ilminster (068)2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHerne View Church of England Primaryages 4-11, 401 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils2.9 miCollegeYeovil College12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS34 miRailway stationCrewkerne6.0 miBus stationBus StationTaunton12 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops1 within a mileCar parkEssex Close Public ParkingChard3.0 miEV chargingbp PulseChard1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA19 postcode district.
