Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:55 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:13 am – 4:06 pm
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People11,059 residentsin the Berrow & Brent Knoll census areaMedian age 54.24,787 households82% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright4% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,890 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C776 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesVillage Greenpark · 1.0 miManor Gardenspark · 1.4 miJubilee Gardenspark · 1.4 miApex Leisure Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 19 haBurnham Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 7 haSource: 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 197429 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202626 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)4,864 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 11 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurnham On Sea Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryHighbridge Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyLyndon Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistTaylor Watts And Slabbert Dental1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBrent Knoll Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 180 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurnham-On-Sea Infant Schoolages 4-7, 154 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe King Alfred Schoolages 11-18, 1,269 pupils1.2 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS15 miRailway stationHighbridge & Burnham-on-Sea1.4 miBus stationCoach StationBridgwater7.6 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal6.7 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA9 postcode district.
