Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:58 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
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People5,756 residentsin the Wiveliscombe & Milverton census areaMedian age 52.62,529 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,702 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 53% go by car, 10% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,041 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksStockingford Waterlake · 1.5 miBeacon Hillhill · under a mileWhite Ball Hillhill · 1.3 miConygore Woodwoodland · under a mileKittisford Woodwoodland · 1.1 miPockeridge Bottomvalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 47 haThe Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201446 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202619 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · 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
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,616 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWellington & District Cottage Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryWellington Medical Centre3.4 miPharmacyWellington Pharmacy3.6 miDentistDental Surgery3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryStawley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 46 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWebber's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 63 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCourt Fields Schoolages 11-16, 861 pupils3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL29 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway4.4 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton9.3 miFerryMinehead Harbour18 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA21 postcode district.
