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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People9,965 residentsin the Ham Hill & Merriott census areaMedian age 52.64,447 households73% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,487 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% walk or cycle55% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C952 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 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 landmarksCastles Hillhill · under a mileLanghills Goilvalley · under a mileWithybed Goilvalley · 1.3 miDiana Pondpond · under a mileSpring Bottomwater · 1.6 miWarren Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCowleaze Meadowpark · 2.6 miSt Michael's Community Orchardpark · 4.6 miAshmore Wood Nature Reservepark · 4.6 miSource: 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 20265 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,736 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrewkerne Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryMinster Pharmacy2.7 miPharmacyMerriott Pharmacy2.5 miDentistThe Ile Dental Centre2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHinton St George Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupils1.1 miSecondaryWadham Schoolages 11-16, 763 pupils3.4 miCollegeYeovil College9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT28 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationCrewkerne4.2 miBus stationBus StationYeovil10 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA17 postcode district.
