Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:57 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
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People8,765 residentsin the Ilminster & Horton census areaMedian age 50.94,009 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,922 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% 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 8°C, lows 2°C912 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 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 landmarksForest Plantationforest · under a mileSnowdon Hillmountain · 2.8 miBarley Hillhill · under a mileSticklepath Hillhill · 1.4 miChard Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miRookery Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDonyatt Recreational Areaplaying field · under a mileMonks Yardsports ground · 1.5 miJocelyn Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 3 haMitchell Gardenspark · 3.0 mi · 2 haSnowden Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201914 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20264 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryChurch View Medical Centre1.4 miPharmacyMinster Pharmacy2.4 miDentistOne Smile Dental - Chard2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryNeroche Primary Schoolages 2-11, 233 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCombe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils2.7 miCollegeYeovil College14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS34 miRailway stationCrewkerne8.5 miBus stationBus StationTaunton9.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA19 postcode district.
