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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:53 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:11 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,790 residentsin the Evercreech & Nunney census areaMedian age 49.83,263 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,837 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% walk or cycle47% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,132 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCranmore Towerhistoric site · 1.1 miShepton Forestforest · under a mileManor Farmhouse Gatehouse, Whatleyhistoric site · 2.8 miTorr Works Balancing Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miMill Pondpond · under a mileHale Combevalley · 1.0 miDead Woman's Bottomvalley · 1.6 miBullock's Hillhill · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJill's Closepark · 2.0 miCollett Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197442 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202632 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation186 m610 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 274 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShepton Mallet Community Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryMendip Country Practice2.1 miPharmacyColeford Pharmacy2.2 miDentistTown Street Dental Practice4.7 miPolice stationShepton Mallet Police StationShepton Mallett4.8 miCash machineRadstock Co-op - Coleford2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryLeigh On Mendip Schoolages 2-11, 105 pupilsunder a mileIndependentAll Hallows Schoolages 3-13, 201 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWhitstoneages 11-16, 545 pupils4.5 miCollegeBath College12.1 miUniversityBath Spa University11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS17 miRailway stationFrome5.9 miBus stationHospitalFrome5.9 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationShepton Mallet4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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