Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:54 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:12 am – 4:05 pm
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People8,473 residentsin the Draycott, Westbury & Wookey census areaMedian age 50.33,518 households76% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,832 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C925 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 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)
Parks and green spacesPriddy Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197431 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202628 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 5.2 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,005 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 262 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryCheddar Medical Centre1.7 miPharmacyTout's Pharmacy1.7 miDentistCheddar Dental Practice2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryDraycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First Schoolages 2-9, 70 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFairlands Middle Schoolages 9-13, 405 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Kings of Wessex Academyages 13-18, 1,043 pupils1.8 miCollegeWeston College11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS8.8 miRailway stationWorle9.8 miBus stationBus StationWells5.5 miFerryWeston-super-Mare Knightstone Harbour12 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS27 postcode district.
