Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:55 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:12 am – 4:05 pm
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People7,640 residentsin the Glastonbury Town census areaMedian age 50.83,696 households63% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright14% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,558 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle63% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C811 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksChalice Hillhill · under a mileWearyall Hillhill · under a mileBushy Combevalley · under a mileClyce Holewater · under a mileBen Knowle Hillmountain · 3.9 miClyce Cornerwater · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWirrall Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haAbbey Parkpark · under a mileMerriman Parkpark · 1.9 miWood's Batch Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haGreenbank Poolsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197438 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202622 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,198 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryGlastonbury Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGlastonbury Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAbbey Dental Health Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 otherPrimarySt Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Schoolages 7-11, 236 pupilsright herePrimarySt John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants Schoolages 2-7, 184 pupilsright hereSecondarySt Dunstan's Schoolages 11-16, 529 pupilsunder a mileCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS16 miRailway stationCastle Cary9.1 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet1.7 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA6 postcode district.
