Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryLangport Surgery2.1 miPharmacyBoots2.0 miDentistDental Design LTD2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCurry Rivel Church of England VC Primary Schoolages 2-11, 183 pupilsright hereSecondaryHuish Episcopi Academyages 11-18, 1,192 pupils2.5 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS26 miRailway stationBridgwater9.0 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet9.1 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal9.9 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:56 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:12 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,766 residentsin the Curry Rivel & Fivehead census areaMedian age 52.22,484 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,522 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C751 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksHellard's Hillhill · under a mileRed Hillhill · under a mileHambridge Mill Streamriver · 1.7 miSowy River Flood Relief Channelriver · 2.0 miCurry Woodswoodland · under a mileCox's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCockle Moorpark · 1.8 miMillennium Woodpark · 4.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197444 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,655 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
