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°C1,096 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksKnoll Hillhill · 1.2 miSt Rayn's Hillhill · 1.3 miLanghills Goilvalley · 1.2 miWithybed Goilvalley · 1.6 miChillington Down Moorwoodland · under a milePlumsham Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWindwhistle Golf Squash and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haJocelyn Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 3 haMitchell Gardenspark · 4.0 mi · 2 haSnowden Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201916 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 3.9 · 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
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
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryMinster Pharmacy2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistThe Ile Dental Centre2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeYeovil College11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT26 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS35 miRailway stationCrewkerne4.7 miBus stationBus StationYeovil12 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA19 postcode district.
