Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:54 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:11 am – 4:04 pm
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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 8°C, lows 2°C918 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesCollett Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 8 haJill's Closepark · 3.1 miFairfieldpark · 3.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197443 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202627 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShepton Mallet Community Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryEvercreech Surgeryright herePharmacyEvercreech Pharmacyright hereDentistThe Bruton Dental Practice3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryEvercreech Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 198 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWhitstoneages 11-16, 545 pupils3.2 miCollegeYeovil College15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS19 miRailway stationCastle Cary3.4 miBus stationBus StationWells7.5 miFerryWapping WharfCanons Marsh21 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA4 postcode district.
